公正
Old HSK 6
公正 (gōngzhèng) · fair
公正 (gōngzhèng) means “fair; just; impartial”. It is written with 2 characters: 公 (fair) + 正 (straight). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 公正 is built
The characters
公 gōng · fair
What 公 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
正 zhèng · straight
What 正 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — up
Origin hint: A foot 止 stopping in the right place 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
法官判得很公正。Fǎguān pàn de hěn gōngzhèng.The judge ruled very fairly.
老师对每个学生都很公正。Lǎoshī duì měi gè xuésheng dōu hěn gōngzhèng.The teacher is fair to every student.
Questions about 公正
What does 公正 mean?
公正 (gōngzhèng) means “fair; just; impartial”.
How do you pronounce 公正?
公正 is pronounced gōngzhèng.
Which HSK level is 公正?
公正 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 办公室bàngōngshìoffice
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 公斤gōngjīnkilogram
- 公里gōnglǐkilometer
- 公路gōnglùroad
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 公司gōngsīcompany
- 公园gōngyuánpark
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
Learn 公正 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 67: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.