正(zhèng)

HSK 15 strokes
Readingszhèngzhēng

first month of the lunar year

Print a 正 worksheet PDFPractice writing 正

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhèng / zhēng
Meaning
first month of the lunar year
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 正 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱一止

A foot 止 stopping in the right place 一

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

Made of

一yī止zhǐ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 正 step by step

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

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Words with 正

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

zhèng正zài在
HSK 1

to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing

Open 正在 page →
zhèng正hǎo好
HSK 2

just (in time)

Open 正好 page →
zhèng正cháng常
HSK 2

normal; regular

Open 正常 page →
zhèng正shì是
HSK 2

is precisely

Open 正是 page →
zhèng正què确
HSK 2

correct; sound; right; proper

Open 正确 page →
zhēn真zhèng正
HSK 2

genuine; real; true

Open 真正 page →
fǎn反zhèng正
HSK 3

anyway

Open 反正 page →
zhèng正shì式
HSK 3

formal; official

Open 正式 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 正’s common words

在好常是确真反式

Ready to master 正?

Trace 正 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids, pinyin, and stroke-order breakdowns.

Practice 正 onlineGenerate worksheet PDFBrowse all of HSK 1 →