Memory phrase for the character: 整


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Meaning in good order, exactly, to repair, to punish

Pronunciation

zhěng

Explanation

Top: imperial order 敕 (It comes in a bundle and strikes 攵: the imperial order) [to strike 攵==hand with stick], bottom: correct (To stop at the line is correct)

Mnemonic


 
The bundle needs to be punched correctly to be in good order.

Radicals

bundleThe tree stands for many plants (sheafs of rice), which are bound/lashed with a ribbon (cf. ) to form a bundle.
rap, strikeShows originally a hand with a whip . It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are:
correctRadical 103 stands for clothing or bales of cloth. In the Hanzi-Trainer, it is used synonymously with the correct , because it seems helpful for the explanations and the interpretation clothing/cloth bale would be in conflict with other radicals.
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 Vocabulary

整个 zhěng gè  whole; entire; total
修整 xiū zhěng  to repair or maintain; to prune or trim
整齐 zhěng qí  orderly; neat; even; tidy
整顿 zhěng dùn  to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify
整理 zhěng lǐ  to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)
调整 tiáo zhěng  adjustment; revision
整流 zhěng liú  to rectify (alternating current to direct current)
整风 zhěng fēng  Rectification or Rectifying incorrect work styles, Maoist slogan
完整 wán zhěng  complete; intact
整数 zhěng shù  whole number; integer (math.)
整体 zhěng tǐ  whole entity; entire body; synthesis; as a whole (situation, construction, team etc); global; macrocosm; integral; holistic; whole
整体 zhěng tǐ  

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