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Word Components Pinyin Meanings
一止 zhèng 1. straight; upright in proper position; middle
     正門 - front door
      。 - Hang the painting straight.
     (ant, zh, )
2. right; proper; correct; upright
     正路 - right way; correct path
     正派 - decent; upright; proper
     公正 - just; fair
      作風 。 - He behaves with impropriety.
     haang4得正企得正 - to act in a proper manner
3. obverse; right
     25 美分 硬幣 正面 華盛頓 總統 頭像。 - The obverse of a quarter shows the profile of George Washington.
     (ant, zh, )
4. regular; standard
     正規 - regular; standard
     正楷 - regular script
5. precisely; directly; perfectly
      前方 - straight ahead
      - due south
6. primary; chief; main; full
     正文 - main body
      主任 - full director and deputy director
     正省級 - full-provincial level
7. pure; unmixed; authentic; true
      紅色 - pure red
8. pretty; attractive; beautiful
9. (Cantonese) awesome; fantastic
      餐廳 zeng3 ! - This restaurant is awesome!
10. just now; right now; in the process of
      著着zhe 。 - I'm waiting.
     外面 正在 下雪。 - It's snowing outside.
      時候 上海 讀書。 - At that time I was studying in Shanghai
11. just; exactly; precisely
     正如 剛才 。 - Precisely as you have said just now
12. to straighten; to make straight
      帽子 - to straighten out one’s hat
13. to make right; to rectify; to correct
     正音 - to correct one's pronunciation
14. (numeral) ten duodecillion(10)
15. (mathematics) regular
      六邊形 - regular hexagon
      四面體 - regular tetrahedron
16. (mathematics) positive; plus
      整數 - positive integer
17. (physics) positive
     正極 - positive pole
18. (time) sharp; on the dot
     正午 - noon
     而家 五點 zing3。 - It's 5 o'clock on the dot.
19. (Hakka, Teochew) only; merely
20. (Hakka, Teochew) just; just now
21. (Hakka, Teochew) only then; only after
22. (Hakka, Teochew) (Used to emphasize that something is/is not.)
23. (Min Nan) right (direction)
24. (tally marks) five (successive strokes of 正 are added in writing sequence to tally a count of five per character)
zhēng 25. first (month of the lunar year)
     新正zhēng - first month of the lunar new year
止匕 1. (literary) this
     (ant, zh, )
      號碼 無法 接通。 - This number cannot be reached.
2. (literary) here
      。 - Please press here.
彳止龰 1. to move one's abode; to shift; to migrate; to relocate
2. to substitute; to transplant; to swap
3. (Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew) to move (an object)
1. to walk; to stroll
2. to measure distance by steps
3. to follow; to imitate; to copy
4. to calculate; to reckon
5. (classical) two steps
6. step; pace; distance between two feet when walking
7. (figurative) step; procedure
     求職 第一 - the first step to finding a job
8. stance; position; situation
9. (military) infantry
止月 kěn, kěng 1. (zh-o) meat attached to the bone; tendon; sinew
2. to be willing to; to be ready to
3. to consent to; to permit; to agree
4. (archaic, rhetorical question) how could it be that
1. (zh-o)(alternative form alt, zh, 跂) to stand on one's tiptoes
2. (Cantonese, Hakka) to stand
3. (zh-no-solo) to expect anxiously
     企望 - to hope for
4. (zh-no-solo) to plan
     企劃 - to plan; plan
5. (chiefly in compounds) Short for 企業 (enterprise)
     國企 - state-owned enterprise
     私企 - private enterprise
     --- 關係 - relationship between the government and the enterprises
齿 止凵人 1. Simplified form of 齒
廴丿止 yán 1. to prolong
2. to stretch; to extend
3. to engage; to send for
4. to delay; to postpone; to defer
扌止 chě 1. to pull; to tug (usually something that is flexible)
     唔好 。 - Stop pulling my shirt.
2. to tear
3. to talk casually; to chat
     (zh-co, 胡扯, to chatter idly)
4. ridiculous; crazy
     今天 看病 小時 ! - Today, people had to wait for six hours to see the doctor. It's absolutely ridiculous!
5. (dialectal, of weather) to fall; to have
     扯霍閃 - ce3 ho2 san3 - to have lightning, M-S
6. (dialectal) to play (a stringed instrument)
7. (Cantonese) to raise by pulling; to hoist
     扯旗 - to hoist a flag
8. (Cantonese) to breathe; to puff; to suck in
     (zh-co, 扯鼻鼾, to snore, C)
     (zh-co, , to smoke a dart, C)
9. (Cantonese) Short for 扯旗 (to have an erection)
10. (Cantonese) to leave
      ? - Your seat isn't even warm yet, and you're leaving?
      唔好 。 - Leave and stop bothering me.
11. (Cantonese) away
     (zh-co, , to take away, C)
耳止 1. Variant of 恥
止支 1. forked road
2. fork; divide
3. forked; divergent; different
礻止 zhǐ 1. happiness; blessings; good luck; felicity
氵刃止 1. Simplified form of 澀
土止 zhǐ 1. location; address; site
2. ground; foundation
艹止 zhǐ 1. angelica (Angelica dahurica)