矫枉过正

矫
矯
枉
枉
过
過
正
正
to overcorrect (idiom) / to overcompensate

Characters and words in 矫枉过正

矫
矯
jiǎo = ji + ao3
surname Jiao
矫
矯
jiáo = ji + ao2
argumentative / contentious
矫
矯
jiǎo = ji + ao3
to correct / to rectify / to redress / strong / brave / to pretend / to feign / affectation
枉
wǎng = w + ang3
to twist / crooked / unjust / in vain
枉 = 木 + 王 : Someone knocked the Christmas tree (木) in the anglepod (ang3) over, and Willy Walrus (w) unjustly (枉) accuses Martin Luther King (王) of doing so.
过
過
guò = gu + o4
surname Guo
过
過
guò = gu + o4
to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-
过 = 寸 + 辶 : Gitta Giraffe is trying out her new gladiator sandals in the observatory's bathroom. She's even able to cross a puddle of water with them by just walking on the water, so thumbs up for her!
过
過
guo = gu + o5
(experienced action marker)
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 矫枉过正

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