| 正 | 458C35 31.30 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄓㄥˋ [zheng4] (*ㄓㄥ [zheng1] ). | ||
| N. | (1) Chief: 里正，村正 formerly, chief of precinct, of village. (2) Wife in 令正 your wife (from 正室, dist. 副室 concubine); 扶正 make the concubine wife after wife is dead; cf. 明媒正娶 legally married. (3) Orthodoxy: 去邪歸正 return to orthodox path; 正誤表 errata. (4) (*[zheng1]) First month: 正月 January; 新正 New Year; 來正 coming New Year. | |||||
| V.t. | To rectify, make correct, adjust properly, follow the law: 正其衣冠 adjust dress and hat properly: 正襟危坐 sit properly (with dress buttoned) and sit gingerly; 正名 [zheng4ming2]↓; 改正 to correct; 正誤 to correct misprints; 修正 revise (laws, text); 訂正 establish correct text; 指正 act as correct guide; 就正有道 ask for guidance or correction from those who know; 尚請教正 please advise and correct; 正法 [zheng4fa3]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Right (side, doctrine), proper, correct: 正面 [zheng4mian4]↓; 正道，正路，正途，正軌 [zheng4dao4], [zheng4lu4], [zheng4tu2], [zheng4gui3]↓; not oblique: 端正 (face) properly proportioned, proper (conduct). (2) Main, center opp. 偏 [pian1], side: 正廳 main hall; 正殿 main temple or palace; 正室 legal wife; 正門 main or center door; principal, opp. 副 secondary or subsidiary: 正科 major course, opp. 副科 minor course; 正業 main occupation (opp. 副業); 正號 correct, formal title. (3) Exact, due: 正東，正南 exact due east, due south; 正中 exact enter. (4) Orthodox: 正統 [zheng4tong3]↓; 正枝正葉 or 嫡正子孫 the linear descendants. (5) Upright, just: 正直 [zheng4zhi2]1; 正氣，正義 [zheng4qi4], [zheng4yi4]↓. (6) Positive (electricity): 正電，負電 positive and negative electricity. (7) Pure, unmixed: 正味 pure flavors; 正色 [zheng4se4]↓. | |||||
| Adv. | (1) Just, exactly: 正合我的意思 that is exactly my idea; 正是那個人 exactly that person; 正巧 [zheng4qiao3]↓; 正應該 just what should be done; 正十二時 exactly tweleve o'clock; (put behind numbers in checks to prevent alteration): 三千元正 three thousand dollars exact. (2) Just in the process of doing: 正在 or 正吃飯 was just having dinner; 正想 I was just thinking (of calling you up, etc.); 正要 was just going to. | |||||
| Words | 1. 正本 [zheng4ben3], (1) n., the orthodox copy (of book); n., ribbon copy (of letter, document) (opp. 副本 carbon copy); (2) v.i., as in 正本清源 (王陽明) reform from the bottom, or from the heart. 2. 正比例 [zheng4bi3li4], n., as in 成正比例 is in direct proportion. 3. 正常 [zheng4chang2], adj., normal (opp. 反常 abnormal). 4. 正巧 [zheng4qiao3], adv., by a happy chance (he walked in when I needed him). 5. 正氣 [zheng4qi4], n., the sense of honor, sense of right, the moral sense. 6. 正寢 [zheng4qin3], v.i., esp. in 壽終正寢 die peacefully in bed. 7. 正確 [zheng4qUe4], adj., correct (figures, understanding): 思想不正確 questionable thinking or ideas. 8. 正取 [zheng4qU3], adj., regularly passed candidate, dist. 備取 those on reserve list. 9. 正大 [zheng4da4], adj., as in 正大光明 (signboard for the throne room) impartial, just and open. 10. 正旦 [zheng4dan4], n., (1) main female role in opera; (2) (*[zheng1dan4]) New Year's Day. 11. 正當 [zheng4dang4], (1) adj., proper (opportunity, work, relations); (2) ([zheng4dang1]) adv., just as (I was leaving, etc.). 12. 正道 [zheng4dao4], n., orthodox doctrine or teachings. 13. 正電 [zheng4dian4], n., positive electricity. 14. 正對點 [zheng4dui4dian3], n., (astron.) antipode. 15. 正法 [zheng4fa3], v.t., to execute (prisoner) (“according to law”): 就地正法 execute(d) on the spot. 16. 正犯 [zheng4fan4], n., main culprit. 17. 正方 [zheng4fang1], (1) adj., exactly square; adj., 正方形 exact square; (2) phr., just as (one was doing s.t.). 18. 正該 [zheng4gai1], phr., should exactly: 正該如此 exactly as it should be. 19. 正軌 [zheng4gui3], n., the right track, the correct path (of conduct). 20. 正規 [zheng4gui1], adj., regular: 正規軍 [zheng4gui1jUn1], n., units of the regular army. 21. 正宮 [zheng4gong1], n., the rightful queen or empress (opp. imperial concubines). 22. 正果 [zheng4guo3], n., (Budd.) spiritual progress through right path. 23. 正好 [zheng4hao3], (1) adv., at the right (apposite) moment; (2) phr., just right. 24. 正號 [zheng4hao4], n., correct title. 25. 正張兒 [zheng4zhang1er0], n., regular pages of newspaper, opp. 副張兒 supplement. 26. 正轍 [zheng4zhe2], n., right track, path. 27. 正角 [zheng4jiao3], n., (math.) right angle. 28. 正經 [zheng4jing0], adj., serious, not frivolous: 正經人 a man with serious occupation; 正經話 serious words, not said in fun; 正經貨 the real article, not imitation. 29. 正中 [zheng4zhong1], adj., squarely in the middle. 30. 正支 [zheng4zhi1], n., (1) legitimate expense; (2) branch of eldest son. 31. 正直 [zheng4zhi2]1, adj., morally upright. 32. 正值 [zheng4zhi2]2, phr., just happen (to be a Sunday). 33. 正覺 [zheng4jUe2], n., (Budd.) real awakening to truth. 34. 正理 [zheng4li3], n., (1) justice; (2) proper manner or way: 這樣做是正理 this is the right way to do it. 35. 正路 [zheng4lu4], n., the right path. 36. 正論 [zheng4lun4], n., correct, impartial opinion. 37. 正面 [zheng4mian4], n., the right side, opp. 反面 the reverse side. 38. 正命 [zheng4ming4], n., (AC) natural death. 39. 正名 [zheng4ming2], n., as in 正名主義 (Confu.) the doctrine of calling a thing by its right name. 40. 正派 [zheng4pai4], adj. & n., (1) (people) of the serious, gentlemanly type; (2) the orthodox school. 41. 正牌兒 [zheng4pa2er0], n., original brand (of goods). 42. 正人 [zheng4ren2], n., gentleman: 正人君子 gentleman; (also derog.) hypocrite, quasi-gentleman. 43. 正三角形 [zheng4san1jiao3xing2], n., (math) right triangle. 44. 正色 [zheng4se4], n., (1) severe countenance: 正色厲聲 with a severe countenance and a harsh voice; (2) solid, pure colors. 45. 正身 [zheng4shen1], v.i., as in 先正其身 (Confucian) start by right personal conduct as an example. 46. 正生 [zheng4sheng1], n., main male role in opera. 47. 正獻 [zheng4xian4], n., chief officer at sacrifices. 48. 正項 [zheng4xiang4], n., (math.) positive term. 49. 正心 [zheng4xin1], v.i., (Confu.) to set the heart in the right place, one of the steps of self-cultivation. 50. 正書 [zheng4shu1], n., the formal style of script (＝楷書). 51. 正數 [zheng4shu4], n., (math.) a plus quantity, dist. 負數 minus quantity. 52. 正朔 *[zheng1shou4], n., (1) the New Year's Day; (2) official calendar: 改正朔 change the calendar. 53. 正式 [zheng4shi4]1, adj. & adv., formal, -ly (adoption, marriage, resign,-nation, negotiate, -tion, etc.). 54. 正事 [zheng4shi4]2, n., what is one's proper duty; proper avocation. 55. 正室 [zheng4shi4]3, n., wife. 56. 正是 [zheng4shi4]4, phr., be exactly: 正是心所願 exactly what I wish. 57. 正學 [zheng4xUe2], n., (Confu.) orthodox school or opinions, opp. 曲學，異端 heresy, heterodoxy, not orthodox opinions. 58. 正兇 [zheng4xiong1], n., main culprit. 59. 正史 [zheng4shi3], n. standard, authorized history, dist. 野史 privately compiled history. 60. 正堂 [zheng4tang2], n., formerly, chief magistrate. 61. 正體 [zheng4ti3], n., standard way of writing (characters). 62. 正途 [zheng4tu2], n., proper avocation; the moral path. 63. 正統 [zheng4tong3], n., (1) orthodox tradition of thought or ideas; (2) (Chin. history) standard line of succession, or universal sovereignty, dist. rulers of parts of China only. 64. 正在 [zheng4zai4], phr., 正在 or 正在…中 in the process of (writing a letter, planning, etc.). 65. 正則 [zheng4ze2], n., correct procedure. 66. 正宗 [zheng4zong1], n., main school of thought; main line of succession; the right and conventional, accepted tradition. 67. 正文 [zheng4wen2], n., the text, dist. running commentary. 68. 正午 [zheng4wu3], n., midnoon. 69. 正顏 [zheng4yan2], severe countenance. 70. 正業 [zheng4ye4], n., main occupation. 71. 正義 [zheng4yi4], n., (1) justice, the cause of justice; 正義感 sense of righteousness; (2) often name of book of commentary on classic, chiefly exegetical. 72. 正音 [zheng4yin1], n., correct pronunciation. 73. 正月 *[zheng1yUe4], n., January. | |||||