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zhì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhì | zhi4
English translation
to rule
to govern
to manage
to control
to harness (a river)
to treat (a disease)
to wipe out (a pest)
to punish
to research
to administer, to govern, to regulate

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About zhì

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

zhì

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A structure  Tái that directs the flow of water  shuǐ

Etymology of zhì

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

氵台

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and Tái represents the sound. Originally referred to a body of water in Shandong province. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using zhì

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ér zài 高压氧 gāo yā yǎng 治疗 zhìliáo Hòu , shèng 手指 shǒuzhǐ 坏疽 huài jū 改善 gǎishàn .

After hyperbaric oxygen therapy was given , digital gangrene improved.

自治州 zì zhì zhōu 分为 fēn wéi xiàn 自治县 zì zhì xiàn shì .

Autonomous prefectures are divided into counties, autonomous counties, and cities.

估计 gūjì 饿 è le , yīn 打算 dǎsuàn gěi zuò xiē 三明治 sān míng zhì .

I presume that you are hungry, so I'm making you some sandwiches.

医生 yīshēng zhì hǎo le wèi 士兵 shìbīng tuǐ de Qiāng shāng .

The surgeon healed the soldier's bullet wound in the leg.

( yàn )一分预防 yùfáng 相当于 xiāng dāng yú 十分 shífēn 治疗 zhìliáo .

An ounce of prevention is a pound of cure.

Words with zhì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
治疗 zhìliáo therapy治療
政治 zhèngzhì politics政治 zhèngzhì
zhì to rule zhì
乔治 Qiáo zhì George (name)喬治
三明治 sān míng zhì sandwich (loanword)三明治 sān míng zhì
治安 zhìān law and order治安 zhìān
统治 tǒngzhì rule統治
治理 zhìlǐ to govern治理 zhìlǐ
治愈 zhì yù to cure治癒
防治 fángzhì to prevent and cure防治 fángzhì
整治 zhěng zhì to regulate整治 zhěng zhì
自治区 zì zhì qū autonomous region, namely: Inner Mongolia 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区 Nèi měng gǔ Zì zhì qū , Guangxi 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū , Tibet 西藏自治區|西藏自治区 Xī zàng Zì zhì qū , Ningxia 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区 Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū , Xinjiang 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区 Xīn jiāng Wéi wú ěr Zì zhì qū 自治區
救治 jiù zhì to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant)救治 jiù zhì
政治家 zhèng zhì jiā statesman政治家 zhèng zhì jiā
治病 zhì bìng to treat an illness治病 zhì bìng
法治 fǎ zhì rule of law法治 fǎ zhì
自治 zì zhì autonomy自治 zì zhì
统治者 tǒng zhì zhě ruler統治者
医治 yī zhì to treat (an illness)醫治
诊治 zhěn zhì to diagnose and treat診治
根治 gēn zhì to effect a radical cure根治 gēn zhì
治国 zhì guó to rule a country治國
惩治 chéng zhì to punish懲治

zhì Decomposition & Compounds

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zhì Decomposition

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zhì Compounds

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