正字

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
simp. and trad. (正字)		正	字

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngzì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄗˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ zi⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiàⁿ-jī / chiàⁿ-lī / chèng-lī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄗˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngzìh
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-tzŭ⁴
  - Yale: jèng-dz̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqtzyh
  - Palladius: чжэнцзы (čžɛnczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    正字
    正自
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zing³ zi⁶
  - Yale: jing jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ dzi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ ji⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡siː²²/
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    正自
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-jī
  - Tâi-lô: tsiànn-jī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviarji
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ zi³³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-lī
  - Tâi-lô: tsiànn-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviarli
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ li³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-lī
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeangli
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

Noun

正字

standard or regular script
standard character

Derived terms

正字學 / 正字学 (zhèngzìxué)
正字法 (zhèngzìfǎ)
正字通 (Zhèngzìtōng)

Verb

正字

to correct a mistyped word or character

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	字
せい Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーじ [sèéjí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːʑi]

Noun

正(せい)字(じ) • (seiji) ^{←せいじ (seizi)^?}

kyūjitai

Synonyms

旧字体(きゅうじたい) (kyūjitai)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN