正
zhèngzhēng HSK1

correct

正 zhèng frequency
[continuous] adverb
Used to indicate that an action is currently in progress, similar to 正在 zhèng​zài.

她正忙着准备这次旅行。

tā zhèng máng zhe zhǔn​bèi zhè​cì lǚ​xíng.

She is busy preparing for the trip.

狗正试图逃脱。

gǒu zhèng shì​tú táo tuō.

The dog is trying to escape.

correct adjective
correct; orthodox; standard; right; honest or upright in character
precisely adverb
precisely; exactly; just; punctually

我们会在你的正对面。

wǒ​men huì zài nǐ de zhèng duì​miàn.

We'll be right across from you.

obverse noun
the front or right side of an object, such as the face of a coin or the recto of a sheet of paper
to correct verb
to rectify; to put right; to adjust a position to be straight; to correct an error

坐正，然后告诉我你的名字。

zuò zhèng, rán​hòu gào​sù wǒ nǐ de míng​zi.

Sit up straight and tell me your name.

positive adjectivenoun
positive; plus; describes numbers greater than zero or positive electrical charges
central adjective
situated in the middle; central; main; in the center
straight noun
straight; upright; not tilted; also used to describe shapes with equal sides and angles, such as a regular hexagon
pure
pure; unmixed; standard (of colors or flavors)
[surname]
the Chinese surname Zheng
principal
chief; head; principal (as opposed to deputy); administrative officer (e.g., 里正 lǐ​zhèng, 村正 cūn​zhèng)
正 zhēng
[lunar month]
(bound form) the first month of the lunar year; used in the word 正月 zhēng​yuè

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Frequency
Character
Written text
129th most common 1533.9 per million
Movie subtitles
149th most common 1221.5 per million appears in 99% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
582.4 per million appears in 87% of films
Written text
291.4 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
5
Unicode
U+6B63

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)