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Character Decomposition
郑=关+阝
Etymology
A city 阝 guarding a pass 关
Meanings
Zheng, a Zhou-dynasty state in the vicinity of present-day Xinzheng, a county-level city in Henan
abbr. for Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan
surname Zheng
used in zhèng zhòng
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Words with 郑 126 total
court music and vulgar music (i.e. yǎ yuè, music of the court, and, music of the state of Zheng, which was regarded as lewd)雅郑yǎ zhèngfolk music of the state of Zheng · lascivious, decadent music郑声Zhèng shēngserious · solemn · earnest · conscientious郑重zhèng zhòngCarrie Lam (1957-), chief executive of Hong Kong 2017-, full name Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor林郑Lín ZhèngZheng He (1371-1433), famous early Ming dynasty admiral and explorer郑和Zhèng HéZheng Xuan (127-200), late Han scholar郑玄Zhèng XuánZheng coding · original Chinese character coding based on component shapes, created by Zheng Yili, underlying most stroke-based Chinese input methods · also called common coding zì gēn tōng yòng mǎ郑码Zhèng mǎ
Idioms with 郑 7 total Chain
(lit.) the person from Zheng 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郑人买履zhèng rén mǎi lu:3Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom) · a futile quarrel郑人争年Zhèng rén zhēng niánserious about the matter郑重其事zhèng zhòng qí shì
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