Shareables · HSK 5 · 声 · Sound series
声旁 · 正 gives the sound
正 carries the sound in 7 characters, including 政.
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正zhèngfirst month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main/principal/to correct/to rectify
同声旁 · SAME SOUND COMPONENT
The component is the clue: once you can read 正, you can guess all of these.
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 政 | zhèng | political/politics/government |
| 证 | zhèng | to admonish/variant of 证/certificate/proof/to prove/to demonstrate/to confirm/variant of 症 |
| 整 | zhěng | exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order/orderly/to repair |
| 征 | zhēng | journey/trip/expedition/to go on long campaign/to attack/to invite/to recruit/to levy (taxes) |
| 症 | zhèng | disease/illness/abdominal tumor/bowel obstruction/(fig.) sticking point |
| 怔 | zhēng | to stare blankly |
| 钲 | zhēng | gong used to halt troops |
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