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正

zhèng

straight; right

A straight path between crooked paths
Memory picture

Character

正 zhèng

Strokes
5
Radical
止 — to stop, to halt
Made of
一 one 止 to stop, to halt
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他坐得正。 Tā zuò de zhèng. He sits up straight.
  • 现在正下雨。 Xiànzài zhèng xià yǔ. It is raining right now.
  • 门正开着。 Mén zhèng kāi zhe. The door is open right now.

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