Read Edit View history 正 zhèngzhēng HSK1 correct Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a foot (止) going out towards city walls (丁). 丁 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to attack (an enemy)", now written as 征. The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "correct". Pinyin Separate values with commas zhèng ×zheng ×zhēng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts city walls. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 正 Simp strokes 正 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a foot. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 正 Simp strokes 正 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 正 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 311, 682 ], [ 345, 674 ], [ 386, 674 ], [ 699, 733 ], [ 747, 732 ] ], [ [ 469, 649 ], [ 499, 636 ], [ 510, 620 ], [ 514, 597 ], [ 510, 177 ], [ 490, 152 ] ], [ [ 549, 451 ], [ 560, 438 ], [ 577, 439 ], [ 703, 469 ], [ 761, 468 ] ], [ [ 238, 456 ], [ 287, 410 ], [ 321, 154 ], [ 337, 146 ] ], [ [ 97, 102 ], [ 133, 91 ], [ 165, 91 ], [ 448, 126 ], [ 797, 153 ], [ 831, 151 ], [ 905, 127 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 505 667 Q 590 683 683 699 Q 744 712 754 720 Q 764 729 759 738 Q 752 751 719 761 Q 686 768 574 734 Q 421 701 321 693 Q 279 689 308 668 Q 354 641 431 655 Q 444 658 460 659 L 505 667 Z", "M 534 154 Q 537 298 539 420 L 540 457 Q 543 634 544 635 Q 543 638 542 638 Q 523 657 505 667 C 480 683 449 687 460 659 Q 484 596 485 591 Q 485 231 484 149 C 484 119 533 124 534 154 Z", "M 539 420 Q 578 411 616 422 Q 757 452 767 457 Q 777 466 772 475 Q 763 488 732 495 Q 699 501 667 487 Q 636 477 603 468 Q 573 462 540 457 C 510 452 510 426 539 420 Z", "M 346 135 Q 322 345 327 402 Q 328 427 312 441 Q 285 459 254 468 Q 238 472 228 465 Q 221 458 228 441 Q 253 399 266 354 Q 276 309 300 131 C 304 101 349 105 346 135 Z", "M 300 131 Q 203 124 100 114 Q 75 113 93 91 Q 109 73 131 66 Q 156 59 176 64 Q 467 131 884 110 Q 885 111 888 110 Q 912 109 918 119 Q 925 134 906 151 Q 839 203 784 190 Q 687 174 534 154 L 484 149 Q 417 143 346 135 L 300 131 Z" ] } 5 strokes 正 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 301, 682 ], [ 408, 677 ], [ 755, 737 ] ], [ [ 466, 662 ], [ 508, 633 ], [ 514, 603 ], [ 500, 141 ] ], [ [ 535, 437 ], [ 769, 470 ] ], [ [ 228, 460 ], [ 289, 405 ], [ 322, 124 ] ], [ [ 93, 105 ], [ 151, 90 ], [ 795, 153 ], [ 916, 131 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M505,667C561,677 621,688 683,699C723,707 747,715 754,720C760,726 761,733 759,738C753,748 739,756 719,761C695,767 649,754 574,734C472,709 387,699 321,693C293,691 285,680 308,668C359,641 408,650 460,659C490,664 490,664 505,667Z", "M534,154C536,250 536,340 539,420C540,445 540,445 540,457C545,646 567,636 505,667C491,673 452,672 460,659C493,605 484,546 484,149C484,132 534,137 534,154Z", "M539,420C565,414 590,417 616,422C709,444 760,453 767,457C774,463 774,471 772,475C765,485 750,491 732,495C708,500 688,496 667,487C636,476 581,465 540,457C528,455 527,422 539,420Z", "M346,135C330,275 324,364 327,402C328,419 322,434 312,441C293,455 273,464 254,468C242,472 234,471 228,465C222,461 220,453 228,441C266,385 274,297 300,131C303,116 349,120 346,135Z", "M300,131C235,126 168,120 100,114C83,113 79,107 93,91C102,80 115,72 131,66C146,62 162,61 176,64C370,109 608,123 884,110C893,110 914,113 918,119C923,129 918,142 906,151C860,188 821,198 784,190C719,178 636,165 534,154C501,151 501,151 484,149C439,145 393,140 346,135C315,132 315,132 300,131Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.