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Animated Stroke Order 制

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 制 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 制

制 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

制=未not yet+刂knife

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

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 制

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 制

HSK words that contain this character.

制作

zhì zuò

manufacture

制定

zhì dìng

draw up; draft; formulate

制度

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 制 is used in context

tā他

bì必

xū须

kòng控

zhì制

zì自

jǐ

Information

Pinyinzhì

Meaningto make

Strokes8

Radical刂

Traditional製

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1135

Zhuyinㄓˋ

UnicodeU+5236

CangjieHBLN

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zhì dù

system; institution

HSK 5

制造

zhì zào

to manufacture

复制

fù zhì

to duplicate; reproduce; copy

控制

kòng zhì

control; regulate

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限制

xiàn zhì

to restrict

克制

kè zhì

to restrain

制服

zhì fú

uniform

制止

zhì zhǐ

restrain; check; repress

制约

zhì yuē

restrict; constraint; restraint

制裁

zhì cái

sanction; punish

压制

yā zhì

suppress; stifle; inhibit

强制

qiáng zhì

force; compel; coerce

抵制

dǐ zhì

boycott; resist

己

de的

qíng情

xù绪

。

He must control his emotions.

gōng公

sī司

xū需

yào要

wán完

shàn善

guǎn管

lǐ理

zhì制

dù度

。

The company needs to improve its management system.

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.

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