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整理

zhěnglǐ

to tidy up; to arrange

A person stacking scattered papers
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Characters in this word

整 zhěng

Strokes
16
Radical
攵 — to rap, to tap
Made of
敕 an imperial order or decree 正 straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

理 lǐ

Strokes
11
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 里 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 理

Example phrases

  • 我整理房间。 Wǒ zhěnglǐ fángjiān. I tidy my room.
  • 请整理书包。 Qǐng zhěnglǐ shūbāo. Please tidy your schoolbag.
  • 他整理桌子。 Tā zhěnglǐ zhuōzi. He tidies the table.

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