正 - zhēng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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5 strokes
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正

zhēng

Definition

first month of the lunar year

Other pronunciations

zhèng

just (right)
right
main
upright
straight
correct
positive
greater than zero
phonetic component
principle

Character Decomposition

Compounds (15)

整

zhěng

(1.) whole; complete; full; entire; (2.) in good order; neat; tidy; (3.) to put in order; to rectify; (4.) to repair; to mend; to renovate; (5.) to make somebody suffer; to punish; to fix

disease; illness

abdominal tumor; bowel obstruction; (fig.) sticking point

征

zhēng

journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack

征

zhēng

to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence

征

zhēng

journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack; to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence

政

zhèng

political; politics; government

歪

wǎi

to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)

歪

wāi

askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side

焉

yān

where; how