拨正

拨

撥

bo̅

正

zhèng

to set right / to correct

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bo̅ = b + o1

to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch

Add a new mnemonic for 拨 = 发 + 扌

Add a new mnemonic for 撥 = 扌 + 發

拨 = 发 + 扌 : Beelzebub (b) wants to leave observatory (o1), but outside he finds that a long hair (发) is blocking his way. He tries to push it aside (拨) with a toy claw (扌), but to no avail. Finally he has no other choice but to dial (拨) a barber to get rid of the hair.

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正

zhe̅ng = zh + (e)ng1

first month of the lunar year

Add a new mnemonic for 正 = 一 + 止

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

Add a new mnemonic for 正 = 一 + 止

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.

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