整 (zhěng): (bound form) whole, complete, entire, (before a measure word) whole, (before or after number + measure word) exactly, (bound form) in good order, tidy, neat, (bound form) to put in order, to straighten

整 (zhěng) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) whole.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 敕 (semantic) and 正 (phonetic). It ranks #416 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 整 order. Its radical form 攵 (rap) appears in many related characters such as 放 (fàng, to put, to release), 教 (jiào, (bound form) to teach), 收 (shōu, to receive).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (bound form) whole
  2. complete
  3. entire
  4. (before a measure word) whole
  5. (before or after number + measure word) exactly
  6. (bound form) in good order
  7. tidy
  8. neat
  9. (bound form) to put in order
  10. to straighten

Etymology & Origin

整

pictophoneticorder

Decomposition: ⿱敕正 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 整

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
整个adjectivezhěng gèwhole4
整理verbzhěng lǐto arrange4
整整adverbzhěng zhěngwhole5
完整adjectivewán zhěngcomplete5
调整verbtiáo zhěngto adjust5
整体nounzhěng tǐwhole5
整齐adjectivezhěng qíorderly5

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
整天nounzhěng tiānall day long
整形verbzhěng xíngshaping
整容verbzhěng róngplastic surgery
整夜adverbzhěng yèthe whole night
整洁adjectivezhěng jiéneatly
整日nounzhěng rìall day long
整修verbzhěng xiūto repair
整合verbzhěng héto conform
整套nounzhěng tàoentire set
修整verbxiū zhěngto spruce up
整顿verbzhěng dùnto tidy up
整装待发phrasezhěng zhuāng dài fāto get ready (for a journey)
平整adjectivepíng zhěngsmooth
完整性nounwán zhěng xìngintegrity
重整verbchóng zhěngto restructure
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Total compounds
64
As first character
22
As last character
15
As middle character

整 appears in 88 compound words: 64 as the first character, 22 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 整 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

完wán
0.60179,626 co-occurrences
调diào
0.53860,794 co-occurrences
个gè
0.48265,128 co-occurrences
练liàn
0.472126 co-occurrences
体tǐ
0.46733,210 co-occurrences
合hé
0.43244,754 co-occurrences
修xiū
0.40415,462 co-occurrences
理lǐ
0.39832,896 co-occurrences
习xí
0.395135 co-occurrences
顿dùn
0.3954,308 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (8)

好整以暇hàozhěngyǐxiá

remain calm and composed while handling pressing affairs; take things easy

phrase
化整为零huàzhěngwéilíngHSK 4+

to break up the whole into parts

verb
心律不整xīnlǜ bùzhěngHSK 4+

Alternative name for 心律不齊/心律不齐 (xīnlǜ bùqí, “arrhythmia”).

noun
整年累月zhěng nián lěi yuèHSK 4+

month after month, year after year; year in, year out

phrase
整齐划一zhěngqíhuàyīHSK 5+

uniform; in unison

phrase
整整齐齐zhěngzhěngqíqíHSK 5+

neat and tidy; immaculate

adjective
整装待发zhěngzhuāngdàifāHSK 4+

to be fully equipped and ready to set off

phrase
重整旗鼓chóngzhěngqígǔHSK 6+

to rally one's forces (after a defeat); to begin all over again

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

整个团队齐心协力,终于完成了任务。

Zhěng gè tuánduì qíxīn xiélì, zhōngyú wánchéng le rènwu.

The whole team worked together and finally completed the task.

風傳媒Feb 2026

...市長初選,李四川合體拉抬他?被問羨慕新北整合嗎,江啟臣曝內心願望

. . . shì 長 chū 選 , lǐ sì chuān gě 體 lā tái tā ? bèi 問 羨 mù xīn běi zhěng gě 嗎 , jiāng 啟 chén pù 內 xīn 願 wàng

...Mayoral primary: Is Li Sichuan teaming up to boost his chances? When asked if he envies New Taipei's unity, Jiang Qichen reveals his inner wish.

TvbsFeb 2026

初七開工日!拿到紅包「1動作」旺整年 2吉時祭拜最招財

chū qī 開 gōng rì ! ná dào 紅 bāo 動 zuò wàng zhěng nián jí 時 jì bài zuì zhāo 財

First working day of the new year! One simple action when receiving red envelopes brings good fortune all year long. Two auspicious times for worshiping the gods attract the most wealth.

Am730Feb 2026

...裇衫賣8884港元嚇親人 網民笑:阿媽都整過一件|網上熱話

. . . 裇 shān 賣 gǎng yuán 嚇 親 rén 網 mín xiào ā 媽 dōu zhěng 過 yī jiàn 網 shàng 熱 話

... Shirt sold for HK$8,884 to scare relatives - Online

Cool3cFeb 2026

...中斷疑因 AI 代理工具 Kiro 誤刪整個環境

. . . zhōng 斷 yí yīn dài lǐ gōng jù 誤 刪 zhěng 個 環 jìng

... Interruptions suspected due to AI agent Kiro mistakenly deleting the entire environment

百度新闻Feb 2026

小床铺我整理,合作互助乐成长

xiǎo chuáng pù wǒ zhěng lǐ , gě zuò hù zhù lè chéng cháng

I make my own bed, cooperate and help each other to grow up.

Tatoeba

整个国家被大雪覆盖了。

Zhěng gè guójiā bèi dà xuě fùgài le.

The whole country was covered in snow.

Tatoeba

整个小区对这个消息很惊讶。

Zhěnggè xiǎoqū duì zhège xiāoxi hěn jīngyà.

The whole neighborhood was surprised at the news.

Tatoeba

我们成了整个村庄的笑柄。

Wǒmen chéngle zhěnggè cūnzhuāng de xiàobǐng.

We've become a mockery to the whole village.

Tatoeba

他把足踝扭伤了,整整一个月不能走路。

Tā bǎ zúhuái niǔshāng le, zhěngzhěng yī gè yuè bù néng zǒulù.

A sprained ankle disabled him from walking for a month.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced zhěng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 整 (zhěng) mean in Chinese?
整 (zhěng) primarily means "(bound form) whole." It is classified as HSK Level 4, making it an upper-intermediate character. It ranks #416 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 整 and 坏?
整 (zhěng) and 坏 (huài) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 整 (good) vs 坏 (bad).
How many strokes does 整 have?
整 is written with 16 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 整?
The radical associated with 整 is 攵 (rap). This radical appears in many characters related to rap.
What are the components of 整?
整 is composed of: 敕 (semantic), 正 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱敕正 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 整?
Common words with 整 include: 整个 (zhěng gè, "whole"); 整天 (zhěng tiān, "all day long"); 整理 (zhěng lǐ, "to arrange"); 整整 (zhěng zhěng, "whole"); 完整 (wán zhěng, "complete"). There are over 88 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 整 (zhěng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation zhěng: 政 (political), 征 (journey), 症 (symptom), 正 (straight), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 整 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 整 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.