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Chinese symbol for “positivity”

正能量
zhèng néng liàng
positive energy; positivity

The closest CC-CEDICT match for positivity is 正能量 (zhèng néng liàng), defined as: positive energy; positivity.

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Characters and stroke order

正 zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
radical 77 ⽌ · 5 strokes
能 néng
can, may; capable, full of energy
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
量 liàng
measure, volume; amount, quantity
radical 166 ⾥ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 正能量.

WordPinyinMeaning
正在zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
正式zhèng shìformal; official
正常zhèng chángnormal; regular
正确 (正確)zhèng quècorrect; sound; right; proper
正是zhèng shìis precisely
可能kě néngmight (happen); possible
不能bù néngcannot; must not
力量lì liangpower; force; strength

See also: Japanese symbol for “positivity”.

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.