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Etymology · 词源

“正”的历史构形可以这样理解：◎、止以图像或会意方式参与构形。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“正”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Pictograph of a foot (止) heading toward a city. Based on the original meaning "go on a military campaign", now written as 征. The meaning later shifted to "power", "rule" (政), and "correct" (正). These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 正 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。