TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
整
ㄓㄥˇ · zhěng
adj/verb — whole; neat; to put in order
字源 FORM — what the parts do
攵義a hand with a stick — putting to order
Tzhèng → zhěng — tone only
A bundle (束) and a hand with a stick (攵) — tied tight and beaten square; 正 keeps it straight and carries the sound, tone shifted. In order (整齊), put in order (整理), and the untouched whole (整個、完整).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一捆（束）紙在桌沿敲齊，手（攵）拍一拍——每一張都對得正（正）。
A bundle (束) of papers tapped square on the table edge, a pat of the hand (攵) — every sheet true (正).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)整齊— neat, in order
→整理、整頓— to put in order
→整個、完整— whole, entire — nothing out of place常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension