Ideographic: A foot 止 stopping in the right place 一Radical:

meaning for zhèng:

  • - straight
  • - upright
  • - proper
  • - main
  • - principal
  • - to correct
  • - to rectify
  • - exactly
  • - just (at that time)
  • - right (in that place)
  • - (math.) positive

meaning for zhēng:

  • - first month of the lunar year

zhèng
mángyú忙于
zhǔnbèi准备
kǎoshì考试

He is busy preparing for the exam.


yǎnyuán演员
men
zhèng
zhǔnbèi准备
cānjiā参加
páiliàn排练

Actors are getting ready for the rehearsal.


zhè
duì
nánnǚ男女
zhèng
zhǔnbèi准备
jiéhūn结婚

The couple is getting ready to get married.


tài
hàixiū害羞
le
lián
zhèng
yǎnkàn眼看
dōu
gǎn

He is too shy to even look at me in the eye.


gōngsī公司
zhèng
kǎolǜ考虑
tuòzhǎn拓展
yàzhōu亚洲
xīnshìchǎng新市场

The company is considering expanding into new markets in Asia.