整整 (zhěngzhěng) · whole

整 zhěng · whole

What 整 is made of

• 敕chì — an imperial order or decree
  • 束shù — to bind
    • 木mù — tree
    • 口kǒu — mouth
  • 攵pū — to rap
    • 乂yì — crossed strokes
• 正zhèng — first month of the lunar year
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 止zhǐ — to stop
    • 上shàng — above
    • 丨 — vertical stroke

Origin hint: 敕 gives the meaning, 正 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)