整整
zhěngzhěng · HSK 3
whole
💯 整 (zhěng, whole) doubled = emphatically whole, a full whole
Chinese often doubles a word for emphasis: 整 means whole or to put in order, so 整整 means fully or a complete whole (e.g. 整整一年 = a whole entire year). The reduplication intensifies the sense of completeness.
整 — 束 bundle + 攵 tap/strike + 正 correct/upright
A compound character combining 敕 (to arrange, with 束 'bundle' and 攵 'strike/action') over 正 ('upright, correct'). The image is of striking a bundle into proper alignment, giving the meaning 'to put in order, arrange neatly.' From this came senses of 'whole, complete, tidy.'
整 — 束 bundle + 攵 tap/strike + 正 correct/upright
A compound character combining 敕 (to arrange, with 束 'bundle' and 攵 'strike/action') over 正 ('upright, correct'). The image is of striking a bundle into proper alignment, giving the meaning 'to put in order, arrange neatly.' From this came senses of 'whole, complete, tidy.'