正

zhèng

straight

upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive

line (一) + stop (止) = standing exactly right

止 originally depicted a foot — stopping at a line (一) marks the exact, correct position. Arriving squarely at the line captures the sense of upright precision.

一+止→正

一A lineSemantic

止A foot coming to restSemantic

Words with 正

正门

zhèng mén

main entrance

邪不敌正

xié bù dí zhèng

good will always triumph over evil (idiom)

重正化

chóng zhèng huà

to renormalize

金正恩

jīn zhèng ēn

Kim Jong-un (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], supreme leader of North Korea from 2011

金正日

jīn zhèng rì

Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011

金正男

jīn zhèng nán

Kim Jong-nam (1971-2017), the eldest son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4]

金正银

jīn zhèng yín

former spelling of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1]

金正云

jīn zhèng yún

erroneous form of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1]

阿Q正传

ā q zhèng zhuàn

The True Story of Ah Q, influential 1921 novella by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]

阿甘正传

ā gān zhèng zhuàn

Forrest Gump

雅正

yǎ zhèng

correct (literary)

雍正

yōng zhèng

Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735)

More characters with 一

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