(zhèng)

HSK 37 strokesTrad.

to admonish

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhèng
Meaning
to admonish; variant of 证
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰讠正

To speak 讠 the truth 正; 正 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : speech

How to write step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bǎozhèng
HSK 3

guarantee

Open 保证 page →
zhèngjiàn
HSK 3

certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID

Open 证件 page →
zhèng
HSK 3

evidence

Open 证据 page →
zhèngmíng
HSK 3

proof

Open 证明 page →
HSK 3

identity card

Open 身份证 page →
zhèngshí
HSK 5

to confirm (sth to be true)

Open 证实 page →
zhèngshū
HSK 5

credentials

Open 证书 page →

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