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方正

fāngzhèng
adjective #48,327

Meanings

  1. 1 square; neat and regular
  2. 2 upright; honest (of a person)
  3. 3 straight and proper

Examples

HSK 2
他的字写得很方正。
Tā de zì xiě de hěn fāngzhèng.
His handwriting is neat and square.
HSK 4
这块石头方方正正的。
Zhè kuài shítou fāngfāngzhèngzhèng de.
This stone is perfectly square.
HSK 7-9
他为人方正，从不走后门。
Tā wéirén fāngzhèng, cóngbù zǒu hòumén.
He is upright and never takes back-door routes.

Tips

memory
方 (square) + 正 (upright) - 'square and straight,' used both for geometric regularity and moral uprightness. The physical metaphor maps onto character.

Stroke Order

方 fāng
正 zhèng