(zhěng)

HSK 316 strokes

(bound form) whole

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhěng
Meaning
(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat; (bound form) to put in order; to straighten; (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb; (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱敕正

In this compound, the meaning comes from (order); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

16 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wánzhěng
HSK 3

complete

Open 完整 page →
zhěng
HSK 3

whole

Open 整个 page →
zhěngtiān
HSK 3

all day long

Open 整天 page →
zhěngzhěng
HSK 3

whole

Open 整整 page →
zhěng
HSK 3

to arrange

Open 整理 page →
zhěng
HSK 3

whole; entirety

Open 整体 page →
zhěng
HSK 3

orderly

Open 整齐 page →
tiáozhěng
HSK 3

to adjust; to revise; to reorganize

Open 调整 page →

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