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Radical:
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 13
Simplified Form:

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zhēn, zhēng
Cantonese: zing1
JapaneseKun: SAIWAI TADASHII
JapaneseOn: TEI
Korean: CENG

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: lucky, auspicious, good omen

CE-Dict: auspicious/lucky

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.[Formal] auspicious

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《示部》禎 祥也。从示貞聲。

康熙字典文字版 【午集下】【示字部】 禎
【唐韻】陟盈切【集韻】【韻會】知盈切,𠀤音貞。【說文】祥也,休也。【徐曰】禎者,貞也。貞,正也。人有善,天以符端正告之。【禮·中庸】必有禎祥。【疏】本有今異曰禎,如本有雀,今有赤雀來,是禎也。本無今有曰祥,本無鳳,今有鳳來,是祥也。

CF-Dict: faste/de bon augure