Chinese symbol for “orthodox”
正统
zhèng tǒng
Traditional: 正統
orthodoxy; tradition; orthodox; traditional; principles of dynastic succession; (of an heir) legitimate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for orthodox is 正统 (zhèng tǒng), defined as: orthodoxy; tradition; orthodox; traditional; principles of dynastic succession; (of an heir) legitimate.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 正统.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine; real; true; really; indeed |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | normal; regular |
| 正确 (正確) | zhèng què | correct; sound; right; proper |
| 正是 | zhèng shì | is precisely |
| 系统 (系統) | xì tǒng | system; 个 (gè) |
| 总统 (總統) | zǒng tǒng | president (of a country) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “orthodox”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.