Mnemonic comic for 正
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Mnemonic symbol: a stick-figure with straight lines. James II of England (zh) really has to use the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but there's a stick-figure (正) blocking the stalls with a barrier (止). The stick-figure measures with a flute (一) whether James is tall enough to go. James stands very straight (正) to make himself as tall as possible.
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All translations for 正
first month of the lunar year
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straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive
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正 character breakdown
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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to stop / to prohibit / until / only
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Characters with 正 as component
journey / trip / expedition / to go on long campaign / to attack
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to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence
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to whirl / immediately / variant of 鏇|镟[xuan4]
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to revolve / a loop / a circle
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askew / at a crooked angle / devious / noxious / (coll.) to lie on one's side
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to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)
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political / politics / government
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certificate / proof / to prove / to demonstrate / to confirm / variant of 症[zheng4]
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to admonish / variant of 證|证[zheng4]
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disease / illness
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abdominal tumor / bowel obstruction / (fig.) sticking point
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to prolong / to extend / to delay
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Words with 正
not to engage in honest work / to ignore one's proper occupation / not to attend to one's proper duties
lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
Zhongzheng District of Taipei 台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4] or Keelung 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4]
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