正U+6B635 STROKES
Entry·pron. zhèng
ㄓㄥˋ
“Proper; correct; upright; straight; main; principal; exactly; just; positive (math.); first month of the lunar year.”
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- 真正ㄓㄣ ㄓㄥˋgenuine; real; true; really; indeed; truly authentic; not false or fake
- 正在ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋcurrently; in the process of; used before a verb to indicate an ongoing action happening now
- 正式ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋformal; official; conforming to established rules, standards, or procedures; legally recognized or valid.
- 正常ㄓㄥˋ ㄔㄤˊnormal; regular; ordinary; standard; in the usual or expected condition; free from defects or abnormalities.
- 正確ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋcorrect; accurate; right; proper; sound; free from error; conforming to fact or truth.
- 正面ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋthe front side; the obverse; the right side; positive; direct; open
- 修正ㄒㄧㄡ ㄓㄥˋto revise; to amend; to correct; to rectify; to make changes to improve or fix something
- 正義ㄓㄥˋ ㄧˋjustice; righteousness; just; righteous; in classical context, commentary on Confucian classics and historical texts
- 正好ㄓㄥˋ ㄏㄠˇjust right; exactly; just in time; happens to; by chance; it just so happens that
- 反正ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄥˋanyway; in any case; regardless; to defect from the enemy side
- 正當ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄤtimely; just when needed; honest; reasonable; fair; sensible; proper; upright
- 中正ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄥˋfair and honest; impartial; upright; also the adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek
- 正向ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋforward in direction; positive in outlook, attitude, or values
- 公正ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄥˋjust; fair; equitable; impartial and upright, without bias or favoritism
- 正月ㄓㄥˋ ㄩㄝˋfirst month of the lunar year; in classical Chinese poetry, title of a poem in the Book of Songs lamenting troubled times
- 正視ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋto face squarely; to meet head-on; to face up to; to deal with seriously
- 雍正ㄩㄥ ㄓㄥˋYongzheng; reign title of the Qing dynasty emperor Shizong (1723–1735); a Zhou dynasty official in charge of cooking and food preparation.
- 金正恩ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄥˋ ㄣKim Jong-un (born c. 1983), supreme leader of North Korea from 2011; third son of Kim Jong-il.
- 糾正ㄐㄧㄡ ㄓㄥˋto correct; to rectify; to put right a mistake or error.
- 正統ㄓㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇorthodox; traditional; legitimate; rightful; the orthodox or traditional line of succession; the Zhengtong reign of the Ming dynasty (1436–1449).
- 正當性ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄤ ㄒㄧㄥˋ(political) legitimacy; the quality of being justified or lawful; rightful authority.
- 正直ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˊupright; upstanding; honest; fair and principled.
- 修正案ㄒㄧㄡ ㄓㄥˋ ㄢˋa formal change or addition to a law, contract, or document; a revised draft
- 中正路ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄥˋ ㄌㄨˋa common street name in Taiwan and mainland China; often a main thoroughfare named after Sun Yat-sen (Sun Zhongshan); literally "Zhongzheng Road"
- 張居正ㄓㄤ ㄐㄩ ㄓㄥˋZhang Juzheng (1525–1582); Ming dynasty Grand Secretary who implemented major fiscal and administrative reforms, notably the single-whip tax system.
- 矯正ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄥˋto correct; to rectify; to straighten; to cure; correction; rectification
- 改正ㄍㄞˇ ㄓㄥˋto correct; to amend; to put right; to make corrections
- 正規ㄓㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄟregular; conforming to official rules or normal standards; proper; standard; legitimate; formal
- 正名ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊto rectify names so that titles match reality; the formal or principal office in official posts, as opposed to deputy or acting roles
- 非正式ㄈㄟ ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋnot formal; casual; unofficial; used for things not done in an official or formal way
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