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zhèng

Meanings

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zhèng
  1. 1.political
  2. 2.politics
  3. 3.government

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.government; political power
  2. 2.regulation; rule; decree
  3. 3.politics; political affairs
  4. 4.administrative affairs of governmental departments, families or organisations
  5. 5.to govern; to rule
  6. 6.to correct; to comment on (a manuscript)

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *tjeŋs): phonetic 正 (OC *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs) + semantic 攴 (“action”). Specialization of 正 (OC *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs, “straight, upright; right, correct; proper”).

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