糾正

to correct / to make right

Characters and words in 糾正

to gather together / to investigate / to entangle / to correct

纠 = 丩 + 纟 : Joan of Arc (ji) wants to investigate (纠) all the silk worms (纟) in front of the outhouse (ou1), so she gathers them together (纠) on a roast fork (丩).

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.

Words with 糾正

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