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Animated Stroke Order 治

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 治

治 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

治

台platform, station

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4.

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5.

How to Use 治

Governance and Administration

Words where 治 refers to governing, managing, or maintaining order.

政治 • zhèng zhì • politics; political affairs • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 治

统治 • tǒng zhì • rule; dominate; govern

HSK 6

tǒng统

zhì

7.

Example Sentences

yī医

shēng生

zhèng正

zài在

zhì治

liáo疗

bìng

Information

Pinyinzhì

Meaningto govern, to manage, to cure

Strokes8

Radical氵

Traditional治

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1320

Zhuyinㄓˋ

UnicodeU+6CBB

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+台platform, station

Water (氵) is managed or governed (台) — to regulate, govern, or treat, like controlling a river's flow.

zhèng政

zhì治

politics; political affairs

治安 • zhì ān • public order; public security • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhì治

ān安

public order; public security

治理 • zhì lǐ • administer; govern; run • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhì治

lǐ理

administer; govern; run

Medical Treatment and Cure

Words where 治 refers to treating or curing diseases.

治疗 • zhì liáo • treat; cure; remedy • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhì治

liáo疗

treat; cure; remedy

防治 • fáng zhì • prevention and cure; preventive treatment • HSK 6

HSK 6

fáng防

zhì治

prevention and cure; preventive treatment

救治 • jiù zhì • To cure / to treat • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiù救

zhì治

To cure / to treat

治

rule; dominate; govern

整治 • zhěng zhì • rectify / renovate

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhěng整

zhì治

rectify / renovate

根治 • gēn zhì • To cure completely / to eradicate

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gēn根

zhì治

To cure completely / to eradicate

治愈 • zhì yù • heal / cure

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhì治

yù愈

heal / cure

法治 • fǎ zhì • Rule of law

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fǎ法

zhì治

Rule of law

自治区 • zìzhìqū • autonomous region

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zì自

zhì治

qū区

autonomous region

病

rén人

。

The doctor is treating the patient.

Yī医

shēng生

zhèng正

zài在

zhěn诊

zhì治

bìng病

rén人

。

The doctor is diagnosing and treating the patient.

zhèng政

fǔ府

xū需

yào要

zhì治

lǐ理

hǎo好

guó国

jiā家

。

The government needs to govern the country well.

Zhè这

wèi位

yī医

shēng生

néng能

zhì治

zhè这

zhǒng种

bìng病

。

This doctor can cure this illness.

zhè这

běn本

shū书

zhì治

yù愈

le了

wǒ我

。

This book healed me.

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