端正

Chinese

		end; extremity; item end; extremity; item; port; to hold something level with both hands; to carry; regular	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
simp. and trad. (端正)		端	正

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): duānzhèng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢㄓㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dyun¹ zing³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tôn-chang
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): toan-chèng / toan-chiàⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: duānzhèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢㄓㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: duanjhèng
  - Wade–Giles: tuan¹-chêng⁴
  - Yale: dwān-jèng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duanjenq
  - Palladius: дуаньчжэн (duanʹčžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dyun¹ zing³
  - Yale: dyūn jing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dyn¹ dzing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: dün¹ jing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tôn-chang
  - Hakka Romanization System: don^ˊ zang
  - Hagfa Pinyim: don¹ zang⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ton²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: toan-chèng
  - Tâi-lô: tuan-tsìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doanzexng
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tuan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tuan³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tuan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tuan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: toan-chiàⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tuan-tsiànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doancviax
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tuan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siã¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tuan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siã²¹/

Adjective

端正

(literally, of writing, sitting, etc.) upright; regular; straight
(figuratively) proper; decent; correct; upright; regular; straight; healthy
五官端正 ― wǔguān duānzhèng ― to have regular facial features

學習態度端正／学习态度端正 ― xuéxí tàidù duānzhèng ― to have a healthy attitude towards learning

Synonyms

(upright): (Cantonese, Min Nan) 四正
(proper):

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剛正 / 刚正 (gāngzhèng)
剛直 / 刚直 (gāngzhí)
悻直 (xìngzhí) (literary)
方正 (fāngzhèng)
樸直 / 朴直 (pǔzhí)
正大 (zhèngdà)
正派 (zhèngpài)
正當 / 正当
正直 (zhèngzhí)
正經 / 正经
硬直 (Hokkien)
端 (duān)
耿介 (gěngjiè) (literary)
耿直 (gěngzhí)

Related terms

端莊／端庄 (duānzhuāng)
莊重／庄重 (zhuāngzhòng)

Verb

端正

to rectify; to correct; to set straight
端正思想 ― duānzhèng sīxiǎng ― to correct one's thinking

Synonyms

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修改 (xiūgǎi)
修正 (xiūzhèng)
修編 / 修编 (xiūbiān)
修訂 / 修订 (xiūdìng)
刪改 / 删改 (shāngǎi)
匡正 (kuāngzhèng) (literary)
參訂 / 参订 (cāndìng) (to proofread and correct)
批改 (pīgǎi) (to mark)
改 (gǎi)
改定 (gǎidìng)
改正 (gǎizhèng)
改訂 / 改订 (gǎidìng)
更定 (gēngdìng)
更正 (gēngzhèng)
校正 (jiàozhèng) (to proofread and correct)
格正 (gézhèng) (literary)
矯正 / 矫正 (jiǎozhèng)
糾正 / 纠正 (jiūzhèng)
訂正 / 订正 (dìngzhèng)
重修 (chóngxiū)
釐正 (lízhèng) (literary)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (端正):

→ Japanese: 端正(たんせい) (tansei)
→ Korean: 단정(端正) (danjeong)
→ Vietnamese: đoan chính (端正)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
端	正
たん Grade: S	せい Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
端整

Adjective

端(たん)正(せい) • (tansei) -na (adnominal 端(たん)正(せい)な (tansei na), adverbial 端(たん)正(せい)に (tansei ni))

handsome, chiseled (face)

Inflection

Inflection of 端正
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	端正だろ	たんせいだろ	tansei daro
Continuative (連用形)	端正で	たんせいで	tansei de
Terminal (終止形)	端正だ	たんせいだ	tansei da
Attributive (連体形)	端正な	たんせいな	tansei na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	端正なら	たんせいなら	tansei nara
Imperative (命令形)	端正であれ	たんせいであれ	tansei de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	端正ではない端正じゃない	たんせいではないたんせいじゃない	tansei de wa nai tansei ja nai
Informal past	端正だった	たんせいだった	tansei datta
Informal negative past	端正ではなかった端正じゃなかった	たんせいではなかったたんせいじゃなかった	tansei de wa nakatta tansei ja nakatta
Formal	端正です	たんせいです	tansei desu
Formal negative	端正ではありません端正じゃありません	たんせいではありませんたんせいじゃありません	tansei de wa arimasen tansei ja arimasen
Formal past	端正でした	たんせいでした	tansei deshita
Formal negative past	端正ではありませんでした端正じゃありませんでした	たんせいではありませんでしたたんせいじゃありませんでした	tansei de wa arimasen deshita tansei ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	端正で	たんせいで	tansei de
Conditional	端正なら（ば）	たんせいなら（ば）	tansei nara (ba)
Provisional	端正だったら	たんせいだったら	tansei dattara
Volitional	端正だろう	たんせいだろう	tansei darō
Adverbial	端正に	たんせいに	tansei ni
Degree	端正さ	たんせいさ	tanseisa

Noun

端(たん)正(せい) • (tansei)

dignity, handsomeness

References

“端正”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
端	正

Adjective

端正

chữ Hán form of đoan chính (“honest; decent; having integrity”)