Meaning
(surname)
Chinese: 姓氏，也指古国名。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zheng” becomes a different word in each tone. 郑 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 郑重zhèng zhòngserious; solemn; earnest; conscientious
- 郑重其事zhèng zhòng qí shìserious about the matter
- 郑人买履zhèng rén mǎi lǚlit. the person from Zheng 郑 who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom); fig. disregarding the sensible approach in favor of adherence to a fixed idea
Example Sentence
他郑重地向大家做出了承诺。Tā zhèng zhòng de xiàng dà jiā zuò chū le chéng nuò.He solemnly made a promise to everyone.
他Tāhe郑重zhèng zhòngserious地de(adverb marker)向xiàngtoward大家dà jiāeveryone做出zuò chūto put out了le(completed action)承诺chéng nuòto promise。