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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhěng

整

整

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exact

Numbered pinyin
zheng3
English meanings
det.: exact

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 敕; bottom 正.

  • Top

    敕
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    • Left

      束
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    • Right

      攵
  • Bottom

    正
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    • Top

      一
    • Bottom

      止
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      • First part

        上
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      • Second part

        丨

Meaning & sound clues

敕 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “order”.

正 is identified as the sound component (zhèng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 整.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱敕正

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhěnggè整个xiàwǔ下午。

    The whole afternoon.

  2. 02

    zhěnglǐ整理fángjiān房间。

    Tidy the room.

  3. 03

    zhěngzhěng整整qí齐qí齐。

    Neat and tidy.

  4. 04

    zhěngtiān整天。

    All day.

  5. 05

    wánzhěng完整。

    Complete.

  6. 06

    bǎ把zhǐ纸zhěng整píng平。

    Flatten the paper.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 完整
  • 工整
  • 整个
  • 整体
  • 整合
  • 整天
  • 整数
  • 整整
  • 整治
  • 整洁
  • 整理
  • 整顿
  • 整齐
  • 调整