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正义

zhèngyì

justice

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Characters in this word

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

义 yì

Strokes
3
Radical
丿 — falling stroke
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 义

Example phrases

  • 我相信正义。 Wǒ xiāngxìn zhèngyì. I believe in justice.
  • 正义会来。 Zhèngyì huì lái. Justice will come.
  • 他支持正义。 Tā zhīchí zhèngyì. He supports justice.

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