正统

Traditional form:

正統

Pinyin (reading):

zhèngtǒng

Definitions:

• orthodoxy; tradition
• orthodox; traditional
• principles of dynastic succession
• (of an heir) legitimate

Characters:

• 正 - straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
• 统 - to govern, to command; to gather, to unite

Traditional characters:

• 正 - straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
• 統 - to govern, to command; to gather, to unite