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HSK 3 N2
zhěng
セイ
ととの.える、ととの.う
Phonosemantic compound. 敕 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
chì an imperial order
variant of 敕[chì]
Phonetic component
zhèng correct
right, proper, correct
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[zhěng]
exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
おさむ
Osamu given name
せい
Sei female given name
ただし
Tadashi given name
ひとし
Hitoshi male given name