Meaning
political; politics; government
Chinese: 政治、政府事务。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zheng” becomes a different word in each tone. 政 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 政府zhèng fǔgovernment
- 政治zhèng zhìpolitics; political
- 政策zhèng cèpolicy
- 行政xíng zhèngadministration; (attributive) administrative; executive
- 财政cái zhèngpublic finance; government finance
Example Sentence
政府正在修建新的地铁。Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài xiū jiàn xīn de dì tiě.The government is building a new subway.
政府Zhèng fǔgovernment正zhèngfirst month of the lunar y在zàiat修建xiū jiànto build新xīnnew的deof地铁dì tiěunderground railway。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
正 (upright, correct) plus 攵 (a hand with a rod, to direct/act): to set affairs straight by authority — ‘government, politics, administration; political affairs’ (政府, 政治).
A way to remember it
Setting things right (正) by authority (攵) — government.