正宗
Old HSK 6
正宗 (zhèngzōng) · authentic
正宗 (zhèngzōng) means “authentic; genuine”. It is written with 2 characters: 正 (straight) + 宗 (ancestry). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 正宗 is built
The characters
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)
宗 zōng · ancestry
What 宗 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 二 — two strokes
Example sentences
这家店的川菜很正宗。Zhèjiā diàn de chuāncài hěn zhèngzōng.This restaurant's Sichuan food is very authentic.
我想尝尝正宗的北京烤鸭。Wǒ xiǎng chángcháng zhèngzōng de běijīng kǎoyā.I want to try authentic Peking duck.
Questions about 正宗
What does 正宗 mean?
正宗 (zhèngzōng) means “authentic; genuine”.
How do you pronounce 正宗?
正宗 is pronounced zhèngzōng.
Which HSK level is 正宗?
正宗 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 正在zhèngzàiin the process of
- 真正zhēnzhèngreal
- 正常zhèngchángnormal
- 正好zhènghǎojust right
- 正确zhèngquècorrect
- 正是zhèngshìto be exactly
- 反正fǎnzhènganyway
- 正式zhèngshìformal
- 改正gǎizhèngto correct
- 端正duānzhèngupright
Learn 正宗 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 233: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.