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zhèng = zh + (e)ng4: straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

Mnemonic

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

Component Translations
= y + Ø1
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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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
to stop / to prohibit / until / only
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Characters with 正 as component

to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence
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journey / trip / expedition / to go on long campaign / to attack
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xuán = xu + an2
to revolve / a loop / a circle
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Words with 正

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genuine; real; true / really; indeed
genuine / real / true / genuinely
just at (that time) / right in (that place) / right in the middle of (doing sth)
Sentences with 正
 
 
zhèng
zài
xùn

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