规整 (guī zhěng) — (stative verb) to be neat and orderly; to be in proper order; (verb) to put in order, to tidy up

Definition

A more formal, written word meaning 'neat and orderly' or 'to tidy up'. Stronger and more regular than 整齐, and used for organized, well-arranged spaces or data.

adjective
(stative verb) to be neat and orderlyto be in proper order
verb
to put in orderto tidy up

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè jiān bàn gōng shì fēi cháng guī zhěng.
    This office is very neat and orderly.
  • 规整。
    Tā bǎ wén jiàn guī zhěng le yí xià.
    He tidied up the documents.
  • 规整。
    Zhè xiē shù jù xū yào chóng xīn guī zhěng.
    This data needs to be reorganized neatly.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

规guīrule
整zhěngorderly

规 'rule' and 整 'orderly' combine to mean neat and orderly.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 規; 规 is its simplified writing.

  • 夫夫fūhusband
  • 見見jiànsee

The simplified 规 is a shorthand; the traditional form 規 shows a cross-shaped compass in its early drawing, and its later form uses 夫 and 見.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
敕敕chì
Sound part声符shēngfú
正
正zhèng整zhěng
Same sound today

整 pairs 敕 as the meaning side with 正 as the sound side.

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