修正

修

xiu̅

正

zhèng

to revise / to amend

Characters and words in 修正

修

xiu̅ = xi + ou1

surname Xiu

修 = 彡 + 攸 : In front of the outhouse Marie Curie tries to repair her binoculars. She's been working on it for such a long time that she already grew a long Santa Claus beard.

修

xiu̅ = xi + ou1

to decorate / to embellish / to repair / to build / to write / to cultivate / to study / to take (a class)

修 = 彡 + 攸 : In front of the outhouse Marie Curie tries to repair her binoculars. She's been working on it for such a long time that she already grew a long Santa Claus beard.

修

脩

xiu̅ = xi + ou1

variant of 修[xiu1]

修 = 彡 + 攸 : In front of the outhouse Marie Curie tries to repair her binoculars. She's been working on it for such a long time that she already grew a long Santa Claus beard.

正

zhe̅ng = zh + (e)ng1

first month of the lunar year

正

zhèng = zh + (e)ng4

straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

正 = 一 + 止 : Mnemonic symbol: a stick-figure with straight lines. James II of England (zh) really has to use the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but there's a stick-figure (正) blocking the stalls with a barrier (止). The stick-figure measures with a flute (一) whether James is tall enough to go. James stands very straight (正) to make himself as tall as possible.