正楷

Chinese

Etymology 1

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	norm; model; (writing)
trad. (正楷)		正	楷
simp. #(正楷)		正	楷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngkǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄎㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ kaai²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiàⁿ-khái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngkǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄎㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngkǎi
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-kʻai³
    • Yale: jèng-kǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqkae
    • Palladius: чжэнкай (čžɛnkaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ kaai²
    • Yale: jing káai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ kaai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ kai²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ kʰaːi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-khái
    • Tâi-lô: tsiànn-khái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cviarqae
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ kʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰai⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ kʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰai⁴¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 正楷

1. (Chinese calligraphy) regular script (the newest style of Chinese calligraphy, the most common in modern writings and publications)

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 楷書／楷书 (kǎishū)
• 楷體／楷体 (kǎitǐ)
• 真楷 (zhēnkǎi)

 

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 正楷 – see 正階 (“block letters; print writing”). (This term is a variant form of 正階).