(zhèng)

HSK 7-98 strokesTrad.

Zheng, a Zhou-dynasty state in the vicinity of present-day Xinzheng…

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Character information

Pinyin
zhèng
Meaning
Zheng, a Zhou-dynasty state in the vicinity of present-day Xinzheng 新郑, a county-level city in Henan; abbr. for Zhengzhou 郑州, the capital of Henan; surname Zheng
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰关阝

A city 阝 guarding a pass 关

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : A city 阝 guarding a pass 奠

How to write step by step

8 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.

zhèngzhòng
HSK 7-9

serious

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xīnzhèng

see 新郑市

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línzhèng

Carrie Lam (1957-), chief executive of Hong Kong 2017-, full name 林鄭月娥|林郑月娥…

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zhèng

Zheng He (1371-1433), famous early Ming dynasty admiral and explorer

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Xinzheng, a county-level city in Zhengzhou City 郑州市, Henan

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(lit.) the person from Zheng 郑 who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story…

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Ekin Cheng (1967-), Hong Kong actor and pop singer

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zhèngzhōu

see 郑州市

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