Chinese Character 正 Meanings and components.

Form

正

Meaning

正 meaning[3] in English

First Month Of The Lunar Year.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 正 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are one (一) , and to stop (止)

Its radical[1] is: 止 (zhi3) which means: To Stop, To Prohibit, Until, Only, .止zhi3to stop

In cangjie it is written with MYLM

How to write 正

To write正zheng4first month … you should write a combination of 一yi1one , 止zhi3to stop arranged in a 吕 shape:

一 + 止 = 正

正 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 正 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 正, looks as follow:

正
Pinyin:zheng4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: First Month Of The Lunar Year
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
止
Pinyin:zhi3
Meaning[3]: To Stop . To Prohibit . Until . Only

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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