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正

zhèng
HSK 13 readings

“First month of the lunar year” in Chinese is 正 (zhèng).

Other characters with the syllable zheng: see all 13 →

Meaning

  • first month of the lunar year
  • straight
  • upright
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  • proper
  • main
  • principal
  • to correct
  • to rectify
  • exactly
  • just (at that time)
  • right (in that place)
  • (math.) positive

Example

我正在工作。

I'm working right now.

From 正在 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • zhèngstraight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive
  • zhēngfirst month of the lunar year

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 正

正在zhèngzàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ingHSK 1真正zhēnzhènggenuine; real; trueHSK 2正常zhèngchángnormal; regularHSK 2正好zhènghǎojust (in time)HSK 2正确zhèngquècorrect; sound; right; properHSK 2正是zhèngshìis preciselyHSK 2反正fǎnzhènganywayHSK 3正式zhèngshìformal; officialHSK 3

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