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Chinese symbol for “rectify”

修正
xiū zhèng
to revise; to amend; to rectify

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rectify is 修正 (xiū zhèng), defined as: to revise; to amend; to rectify.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

修 xiū
to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes
正 zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
radical 77 ⽌ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “rectify”

WordPinyinMeaning
正zhèngstraight; upright
整流zhěng liúto rectify (alternating current to direct current)
整顿 (整頓)zhěng dùnto tidy up; to reorganize
矫正 (矯正)jiǎo zhèngto correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)
矫 (矯)jiǎoto correct; to rectify

Related words

Other words that share a character with 修正.

WordPinyinMeaning
修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter
维修 (維修)wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
修复 (修復)xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
修订 (修訂)xiū dìngto revise
修建xiū jiànto build; to construct
正在zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
正式zhèng shìformal; official

See also: Japanese symbol for “rectify”.

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.

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