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

请把那幅画挂正。

qǐng bǎ nà fú huà guà zhèng 。

Please hang that painting straight.

我正在吃饭,你稍等一下。

wǒ zhèng zài chī fàn , nǐ shāo děng yī xià 。

I am just eating right now, please wait a moment.

Words with 正

正好

zhèng hǎo

just (in time)

矫正

jiǎo zhèng

to correct

正经

zhèng jīng

decent

正职

zhèng zhí

main job

正常化

zhèng cháng huà

normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)

张居正

zhāng jū zhèng

Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee

校正

jiào zhèng

to proofread and correct

正当

zhèng dàng

honest

正定县

zhèng dìng xiàn

Zhengding, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei

非正式

fēi zhèng shì

unofficial; informal

正名

zhèng míng

to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature

正念

zhèng niàn

correct mindfulness (Buddhism)

More characters with 一

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