Chinese symbol for “rectification”
矫正
jiǎo zhèng
Traditional: 矯正
to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectification
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rectification is 矫正 (jiǎo zhèng), defined as: to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectification; correction; to straighten.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 矫正.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矫情 (矯情) | jiáo qing | (Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable |
| 矫治 (矯治) | jiǎo zhì | to correct (e.g. sight or hearing); to rectify |
| 矫健 (矯健) | jiǎo jiàn | strong and healthy; vigorous |
| 矫枉过正 (矯枉過正) | jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng | to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine; real; true; really; indeed |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | normal; regular |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rectification”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.