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制 (zhì): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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5.

How to Use 制

Making or Formulating

The character '制' acts as a verb root meaning to create, produce, or formulate.

制作 • zhì zuò • manufacture • HSK 5

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HSK Vocabulary: 制

制度 • zhì dù • system; institution

HSK 5

zhì制

dù

7.

Example Sentences

gōng公

sī司

xū需

yào要

wán完

shàn善

guǎn

Information

Pinyinzhì

Meaningto make, manufacture, or control

Strokes8

Radical刂

Traditional製

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1135

Zhuyinㄓˋ

UnicodeU+5236

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A knife (刂) cuts wood (木) to make rules (未) — to control or manufacture.

zhì制

zuò作

manufacture

制定 • zhì dìng • draw up; draft; formulate • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhì制

dìng定

draw up; draft; formulate

制造 • zhì zào • to manufacture • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhì制

zào造

to manufacture

Restricting or Controlling

The character '制' acts as a verb root meaning to restrict, control, or restrain.

控制 • kòng zhì • control; regulate • HSK 5

HSK 5

kòng控

zhì制

control; regulate

限制 • xiàn zhì • to restrict • HSK 5

HSK 5

xiàn限

zhì制

to restrict

制止 • zhì zhǐ • restrain; check; repress • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhì制

zhǐ止

restrain; check; repress

度

system; institution

制订 • zhì dìng • to work out

HSK 3.0 · L5

zhì制

dìng订

to work out

复制 • fù zhì • to duplicate; reproduce; copy

HSK 5

fù复

zhì制

to duplicate; reproduce; copy

研制 • yán zhì • to research and manufacture; to research and to develop

HSK 3.0 · L5

yán研

zhì制

to research and manufacture; to research and to develop

克制 • kè zhì • to restrain

HSK 6

kè克

zhì制

to restrain

制品 • zhì pǐn • products

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhì制

pǐn品

products

管

lǐ理

zhì制

dù度

。

The company needs to improve its management system.

lǎo老

shī师

qiáng强

zhì制

wǒ我

men们

xiě写

zuò作

yè业

。

The teacher forces us to do homework.

Zhè这

jiā家

gōng工

chǎng厂

zhuān专

mén门

zhì制

xié鞋

。

This factory specializes in making shoes.

zhè这

jiā家

gōng工

chǎng厂

zhì制

zào造

gāo高

zhì质

liàng量

de的

qì汽

chē车

líng零

jiàn件

。

This factory manufactures high-quality car parts.

Zhè这

shì是

yī一

zhāng张

mù木

zhì制

zhuō桌

zi子

。

This is a wooden table.

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灾zāicalamity, disaster, catastrophe
则zéstandard; norm; criterion
扎zhāprick; stab
炸zhàto explode, to fry in oil
粘zhānto stick, to paste, to adhere
章zhāngchapter; section; written document; seal

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Characters pronounced "zhi".

芷zhiangelica (a fragrant herb)
炙zhìroast, broil; toast; cauterize
吱zhīchirping, squeaking, hissing
趾zhǐtoe; tracks, footprints
咫zhǐfoot measure of Zhou dynasty
痔zhìhemorrhoids, piles

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Characters with radical "刂".

剁duòchop by pounding, mince, hash
刽guìamputate, cut off
剐guǎcut, cut flesh from bones
剿jiǎodestroy, exterminate, annihilate
剽piāorob, plunder; slice off; fast
剥bāoto peel, to skin, to strip off

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