正宗 zhèngzōng▶ auténtico

Stroke order

正宗 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 正 — 5 strokes
• 宗 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. orthodox school
2. fig. traditional
3. old school
4. authentic
5. genuine

Related words

• 公正justo, imparcial; feria
• 宗教religión
• 宗旨Propósito; Fin
• 更正correcto
• 正义justicia
• 正当apropiado

正宗 is pronounced zhèngzōng and means “auténtico”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 正宗 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.