• 129th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 273 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

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

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

反正 
正品 
正在 
正常 
正式 
真正 

Uncommon

修正 
公正 
张居正 (張居正)
改正 
正午 
正太 
正好 
正宗 
正月 
正版 
正直 
正确 (正確)
正经 (正經)
正义 (正義)
正规 (正規)
正视 (正視)
正道 
正面 
纠正 (糾正)

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  • 264th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 176 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tǒng (tong3)to gather • to unite • to unify • whole

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tǒng (tong3)The component is pronounced as 'chōng' (chong1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for tǒng (tong3)The component is pronounced as 'tóu' (tou2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

传统 (傳統)
系统 (系統)
统一 (統一)
统统 (統統)
统计 (統計)
总统 (總統)

Uncommon

一统 (一統)
副总统 (副總統)
正统 (正統)
笼统 (籠統)
统治 (統治)
统治者 (統治者)
统称 (統稱)
统筹 (統籌)
统考 (統考)
统计学 (統計學)
统领 (統領)
总统府 (總統府)
血统 (血統)

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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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