正 zhèng upright
upright; exactly; correct; in the middle of
How to remember 正: 一 one + 止 stop = upright. The yoga teacher balances on one leg and tells the giggling class to stop wobbling and stand upright.
Component breakdown
正 = 一 one + 止 stop
- 一 one
- 止 stop
The yoga teacher balances on one leg and tells the giggling class to stop wobbling and stand upright.
How it came to be
A foot with a line drawn straight in front of it: a step taken directly at the mark, with no wandering. Going straight at the thing is where correct and upright both come from.
How it is used
- Exactly / just and right in the middle of - 正好 (zhènghǎo) just right, 正在 (zhèngzài) in the midst of doing.
- Also upright / correct / proper - 正确 (zhèngquè) correct, 正式 (zhèngshì) formal, 改正 (gǎizhèng) put right.
Characters built with 正
Words with 正
- 正在zhèngzàiin the process of (doing something)HSK 1
- 真正zhēnzhènggenuineHSK 4
- 正常zhèngchángnormalHSK 4
- 正确zhèngquècorrectHSK 4
- 正好zhènghǎojust (in time)HSK 4
- 正式zhèngshìformalHSK 4
- 反正fǎnzhènganywayHSK 5
- 改正gǎizhèngto correctHSK 5
- 正如zhèngrújust asHSK 5
- 公正gōngzhèngjustHSK 6
- 正义zhèngyìjusticeHSK 6
- 正规zhèngguīregularHSK 6
- 正面zhèngmiànfrontHSK 6
- 纠正jiūzhèngto correctHSK 6
- 不正之风búzhèngzhīfēngunhealthy tendencyHSK 7
- 修正xiūzhèngto reviseHSK 7
- 更正gēngzhèngto correctHSK 7
- 正当zhèngdànghonestHSK 7
- 正月zhēngyuèfirst month of the lunar yearHSK 7
- 正气zhèngqìhealthy atmosphereHSK 7
- 正直zhèngzhíuprightHSK 7
- 正经zhèngjingdecentHSK 7
- 正能量zhèngnéngliàngpositive energyHSK 7
- 正视zhèngshìto face squarelyHSK 7
- 廉正liánzhèngupright and honestHSK 8
- 改邪归正gǎixié-guīzhèngto mend one's ways (idiom)HSK 8
- 正宗zhèngzōngorthodox schoolHSK 9
- 正版zhèngbǎngenuineHSK 9
- 矫正jiǎozhèngto correctHSK 9
- 端正duānzhènguprightHSK 9
Example sentences
- 这家公司正缺少人手。 Zhè jiā gōngsī zhèng quēshǎo rénshǒu.This company is short-handed.
- 邮局就在正前方。 Yóujú jiù zài zhèng qiánfāng.The post office is right in front.
- 我们正在开会。 Wǒmen zhèng zài kāihuì.We're in a meeting right now.
- 他们是真正的朋友。 Tāmen shì zhēnzhèng de péngyou.They are true friends.