Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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

bundle(The tree stands for many plants (sheafs of rice), which are bound/lashed with a ribbon (cf. ) to form a bundle.)
rap, strike(Shows originally a hand with a whip . It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: )
correct(Radical 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

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