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Definition
- just (right)
- right
- main
- upright
- straight
- correct
- positive
- greater than zero
- phonetic component
- principle
正 is also a phonetic component
Learn more about 正 as a component in other characters: 正 the phonetic component
Other pronunciations
| 正 | zhēng |
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Compounds (12)
(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
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
Related words (236)
standard form; block letter; alternate term for Traditional Chinese character, used in Taiwan
the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories; true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends
while (doing); currently; in the process of (doing something or happening); in course (of); just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing something)
just right; just (in time); just enough; happen (to); chance (to); by chance; by coincidence; as it happens
to correct an erroneously written character; regular script (calligraphy); standard form (of a character or spelling)
(lit.) true religion; orthodox religion; orthodox Christianity; Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians)
precisely; exactly; (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); even; if; just like; in the same way as
healthy environment; healthy atmosphere; righteousness; vital energy (in Chinese medicine)
main job; day job; steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual); chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy)
correct form of a Chinese character (when the common form 俗字 differs); plain typeface (as opposed to bold or italics); another name for traditional Chinese character (mainly in Taiwan)
shotacon (Japanese loanword); manga or anime genre depicting young boys in an erotic manner
positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)
to set sth upright or straight; to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal); (old) to raise from concubine to wife status
to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectification; correction; to straighten
correct (literary); upright; (hon.) Please point out my shortcomings.; I await your esteemed corrections.
not to engage in honest work; to ignore one's proper occupation; not to attend to one's proper duties
to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight; to obtain a positive outcome after sustained efforts; to come to fruition
whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference; six of one and half a dozen of the other; as broad as it is long
right and proper; authoritative and fair; (modified from Confucian Analects) with the right title (or reputation), the words carry weight
displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square
bring order out of chaos; set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder
unjustified and undeserving of such description; identity or status is unverified, or inconsistent in detail; unworthy of the title (or name), or reputation; no valid reason as justification; words without weight; cf 名正言順|名正言顺
Idioms (16)
solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling; also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution; to carry out the law on the spot
to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate; to push sth too far the other way; (fig.) inverse discrimination
(lit.) a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe; an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
(lit.) If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
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