正经
Old HSK 6
正经 (zhèngjing) · serious
正经 (zhèngjing) means “serious; proper; decent”. It is written with 2 characters: 正 (straight) + 经 (the classics). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 正经 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)
经 jīng · the classics
What 经 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
别开玩笑了，说点儿正经的。Bié kāiwánxiào le, shuō diǎnr zhèngjing de.Stop joking and say something serious.
他是个正经人。Tā shì gè zhèngjing rén.He is a decent man.
Questions about 正经
What does 正经 mean?
正经 (zhèngjing) means “serious; proper; decent”.
How do you pronounce 正经?
正经 is pronounced zhèngjing.
Which HSK level is 正经?
正经 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 正经 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 233: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.