鄭 (zeng6 | zheng4) : solemn; earnest

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鄭

zeng6

zheng4

[1] [adj] solemn; earnest
[2] [n] a Chinese family name
[3] [n] Zhengchou - capital of Henan province

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: (#163)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鄭 / 郑

This word has been viewed 8292 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Dec 2011 03:46

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鄭重 zeng6 zung6 zheng4 zhong4 = serious; earnest

鄭秀文 zeng6 sau3 man4 zheng4 xiu4 wen2 = Sammi Cheng

南鄭 naam4 zeng6 nan2 zheng4 = Nanzheng (place in Shaanxi)

新鄭 san1 zeng6 xin1 zheng4 = Xinzheng (city in Henan)

鄭州 zeng6 zau1 = Zhengzhou

李鄭屋古墓 lei5 zeng6 uk1 gu2 mou6 = the ancient Chinese tomb at Li Cheng

鄭州大學 zeng6 zau1 daai6 hok6 zheng4 zhou1 da4 xue2 = Zhengzhou University

鄭碼 zeng6 maa5 zheng4 ma3 = Zheng code (Microsoft stroke-based Chinese input method)

鄭嘉穎 zeng6 gaa1 wing6 zheng4 jia1 ying3 = Kevin Cheng

李鄭屋漢墓博物館 lei5 zeng6 uk1 hon3 mou6 bok3 mat6 gun2 li3 zheng4 wu1 han4 mu4 bo2 wu4 guan3 = Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum
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Unicode code for this character: U+912d (off-site link)

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