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The character 整 is a phono-semantic compound, where the component 敕 (to arrange, to order) provides the meaning and 正 gives the sound. 敕 itself is built from 束 (a tied bundle) and 攵 (a hand holding a stick, indicating an action), together evoking the act of organizing. The whole character suggests binding things together correctly, leading to its range of uses: as adjectives and adverbs meaning 'whole, complete, entire, exactly,' and as verbs meaning 'arrange, repair, rectify, tidy up.' This combination thus encompasses both the physical action of ordering and the resulting state of completeness.
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我吃了整个苹果。
她整理了她的房间。
书架上书本很整齐。
他整天都在工作。
我们整修了旧房子。
公司需要整顿管理。
整件事让我很困惑。
他们正在整合各种资源。
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