The word 纠正 is formed through the logical combination of its two component characters. The first character, 纠 (jiū), carries meanings of entangling, gathering, or, more abstractly, rectifying something that is intertwined or off-course. The second character, 正 (zhèng), means correct, upright, or proper. When combined, the concept is synthesized: 纠 acts as the action of bringing something into alignment, while 正 defines the target state. Thus, the compound visually and conceptually portrays the act of "making crooked straight" or twisting something back to its correct and proper form, which is precisely its meaning: to correct or rectify.