正
正
“straight”
Radical: 止
Strokes: 5
Level: HSK 5
How 正 is built — stacked top over bottom
一
one
one; a, an; alone
止
component
Origin
A foot 止 stopping in the right place 一
Words with 正
正在 zhèngzài — in the process of (doing)
正好 zhènghǎo — exactly
正常 zhèngcháng — normal
真正 zhēn zhèng — genuine
正常 zhèng cháng — regular
正好 zhèng hǎo — just (in time)
正确 zhèng què — correct
正式 zhèng shì — formal
反正 fǎn zhèng — to put things back in order
改正 gǎi zhèng — to correct
端正 duān zhèng — upright
更正 gēng zhèng — to correct
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