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正楷

Mandarin · pinyin zhèng kǎi

regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)

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正: zhèng · right, proper, correct
楷: kǎi · model style of Chinese writing

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4–3 · zheng4 kai3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zing3 gaai1 · zing3 kaai2

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noun · Etymology 1

(Chinese calligraphy) regular script (the newest style of Chinese calligraphy, the most common in modern writings)
(by extension) block letters (in Latin script)

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