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Zheng

HSK 10
zhèng
テイ、ジョウ
Phonosemantic compound. ⻏ represents the meaning and 奠 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鄭)
Meaning component
city (right)
area
⻏ is a component form of 邑.
Phonetic component
diàn found
pay respect
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Simplified (郑)
city (right)+ to close =
state in today's Henan
Meaning component
city (right)
area
⻏ is a component form of 邑.
Simplified component
guān to close
frontier pass
Shorthand for the 奠 component in the traditional character 鄭.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [Zhèng]
Zheng state during the Warring States period; surname Zheng; abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zhèng​zhōu]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
I surname
じゅん
Jun unclassified name
じょう
surname
じょん
Jon surname
じよん
Jiyon surname
ぜん
Zen surname
ちえん
Chien surname
ちゅう
Chuu surname
ちゅん
Chun surname
ちょう
Chō surname
ちょん
Chon surname
ちよん
Chiyon surname
ぢよん
Jiyon surname
つん
Tsun surname
Te surname
てぃ
Ti unclassified name
てい
Tei surname