正佑

Zhèngyòu
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Meanings

  1. 1 Zhengyou / Jeong-u (given name)
  2. 2 Japanese era name Shōyū (1324-1326)

Examples

Tā jiào Zhèngyòu, shì wǒ de tóngshì.
His name is Zhengyou; he's my colleague.
Zhèngyòu shì Rìběn Liáncāng shídài de yīgè niánhào.
Shōyū is an era name from Japan's Kamakura period.

Tips

culture
正佑 is most often a personal given name (Chinese Zhengyou or Korean Jeong-u). It is also the Japanese era name Shōyū (正中/正中正佑 reading varies), used in the late Kamakura period.
memory
(upright/correct) + (to bless/protect) — a classically auspicious pair: 'upright and blessed.'

Stroke Order

zhèng
yòu