1. 正
  2. 经

正

Previous (点)Next (业)
  • 129th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 148 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
正→
一止
2Radical
正→
一one止stop
3Graphical
正→
一丨一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)first month of the lunar year
2. zhèng (zheng4)just (right) • main • upright • straight • correct • positive • greater than zero • principle

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 正 zhēng (zheng1)The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 正 zhèng (zheng4)The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

正 also appears in:
政证整征症怔歪焉罡钲証

Example Words

High Frequency

反正 
正 
正在 
正式 
真正 

Medium Frequency

修正 
公正 
张居正 (張居正)
改正 
正午 
正品 
正太 
正好 
正宗 
正常 
正月 
正版 
正直 
正确 (正確)
正经 (正經)
正义 (正義)
正道 
正面 
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经

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Previous (多)Next (么)
  • 62nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.25% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 113 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
经→
纟No glyph available
2Radical
经→
纟silk龴N/A工work
3Graphical
经→
㇛一龴一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jīng (Jing1)surname Jing
2. jīng (jing1)classics • sacred book • scripture • to pass through • to undergo • warp • longitude • abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

已经 (已經)
曾经 (曾經)
经 (經)
经典 (經典)
经常 (經常)
经历 (經歷)
经济 (經濟)
经过 (經過)
经验 (經驗)

Medium Frequency

不经意 (不經意)
心经 (心經)
必经 (必經)
月经 (月經)
正经 (正經)
历经 (歷經)
痛经 (痛經)
神经 (神經)
神经病 (神經病)
神经质 (神經質)
经不起 (經不起)
经受 (經受)
经济学 (經濟學)
经营 (經營)
经理 (經理)
经纪人 (經紀人)
总经理 (總經理)
圣经 (聖經)
财经 (財經)
途经 (途經)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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