Definitions
(adjective)
straight; upright; proper; correct
(adjective)
main; principal
(verb)
to correct; to rectify
(adverb)
exactly; just; right
(adjective)
positive (in mathematics)
(noun)
first month of lunar year
About
The character 正 originated from an early ideograph representing a foot advancing straight toward a target, conveying the notion of directness and rectitude. Its current form is structurally parsed as the components 一 (one) placed above 止 (to stop), an analytical breakdown that postdates its original pictorial conception. The character's initial sense of "correct" or "proper" later extended to encompass adjacent meanings including "just", "main", "positive", and the verbal sense "to rectify".
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我正在吃饭。
这是正确的。
请正面回答。
时间正好是三点。
他正在学习中文。
当我正回家时，下雨了。
正义是社会稳定的基础。
他不仅正确地分析了形势，还提出了正面的解决方案。