zhèng

state in today's Henan

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. ⻏ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
⻏ meaning component

  Meaning component

  

city

⻏ is a component form of .

关 simplified component

  Simplified component

guān

  

to close

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

Evolution

郑 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
郑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
郑 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
郑 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
郑 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

zhèng

state in today's Henan; surname

() 

Zhèng

Zheng state during the Warring States period; surname Zheng; abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zhèng​zhōu]

Most common words with 郑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

surname Zheng

郑重

serious

郑州

Zhengzhou prefecture level city and capital of Henan Province in central China

郑州市

Zhengzhou prefecture level city and capital of Henan Province in central China

郑重其事

serious about the matter

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)