正佑

Zhèngyòu

proper noun #32,105

Meanings

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

Characters

upright; correct

to bless; to protect

Examples

HSK 2

他叫正佑，是我的同事。

Tā jiào Zhèngyòu, shì wǒ de tóngshì.

His name is Zhengyou; he's my colleague.

HSK 3

正佑是日本镰仓时代的一个年号。

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, used in the late Kamakura period.

memory

正 (upright/correct) + 佑 (to bless/protect) - a classically auspicious pair: 'upright and blessed.'

Stroke Order

正 zhèng

佑 yòu