zhèng
state in today's Henan
Phonosemantic compound. ⻏ represents the meaning and 奠 represents the sound.
Evolution

Bronze script
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 鄭
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
surname Zheng | ||
serious | ||
Zhengzhou prefecture level city and capital of Henan Province in central China | ||
Zhengzhou prefecture level city and capital of Henan Province in central China | ||
serious about the matter |
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