製 (zai3 | zhi4) : make; manufacture; cut out

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

製

zai3

zhi4

[1] make; manufacture; produce
[2] cut out (garment); tailor

制 is also a traditional character with different meanings.

Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: (#145)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

製 / 制

This word has been viewed 8695 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th May 2015 15:22

Output this character as a high resolution image

製動 zai3 dung6 zhi4 dong4 = brake

仿製 fong2 zai3 fang3 zhi4 = imitate; copy; fake

粗製濫造 cou1 zai3 laam5 zou6 cu1 zhi4 lan4 zao4 = shoddily made; cheap in make

製造 zai3 zou6 zhi4 zao4 = to manufacture; to produce

試製 si3 zai3 shi4 zhi4 = prototype; to try out

編製 pin1 zai3 bian1 zhi4 = weave; plait

研製 jin4 zai3 yan2 zhi4 = to make

製品 zai3 ban2 zhi4 pin3 = products; goods

製作 zai3 zok3 zhi4 zuo4 = to make; to manufacture

精製 zing1 zai3 jing1 zhi4 = refined; to create with utmost care

複製 fuk1 zai3 fu4 zhi4 = to duplicate; to copy (computer interface)

木製 muk6 zai3 mu4 zhi4 = wooden

機製 gei1 zai3 ji1 zhi4 = machine-made

後期製作 hau6 kei4 zai3 zok3 hou4 qi2 zhi4 zuo4 = post-production

醃製 jip3/jim1 zai3 yan1 zhi4 = pickling

快速廉價的製作方式 faai3 cuk1 lim4 gaa3 dik1 zai3 zok3 fong1 sik1 kuai4 su4 lian2 jia4 de5 zhi4 zuo4 fang1 shi4 = quick and cheap production 國

打製 daa2 zai3 da3 zhi4 = to forge; to form

血製品 hyut3 zai3 ban2 xue4 zhi4 pin3 (PRC), xie3 zhi4 pin3 (Taiwan) = blood products

機械製造 gei1 haai6 zai3 zou6 ji1 xie4 zhi4 zao4 = machine production

製鹽業者 zai3 jim4 jip6 ze2 zhi4 yan4 ye4 zhe3 = a salter (type of profession)

製藥 zai3 joek6 zhi4 yao4 = manufacture medicine

炮製 paau3 zai3 pao2 zhi4 = prepare medical herbs; cook up; teach sb a lesson

監製 gaam1 zai3 jian1 zhi4 = supervise the manufacture of

象牙製品 zoeng6 ngaa4 zai3 ban2 = worked ivory

製片場 zai3 pin3 coeng4 zhi4 pian4 chang3 = a movie studio

電影製片廠 din6 jing2 zai3 pin3 cong2 dian4 ying3 zhi4 pian4 chang3 = a movie studio ; a movie factory

訂製 ding6 zai3 ding4 zhi4 = custom made; made to order; to have something custom made

製藥者 zai3 joek6 ze2 = pharmacist (lit., "company that makes medicine")

精製機 zing1 zai3 gei1 jing1 zhi4 ji1 = a refining mill, a refining machine, a refiner (device which removes impurities)

美製 mei5 zai3 mei3 zhi4 = American made

手製 sau2 zai3 shou3 zhi4 = hand-worked, hand-wrought

縫製 fung4 zai3 feng2 zhi4 = to sew; to make (clothes, bedding)

製片人 zai3 pin3*2 jan4 zhi4 pian4 ren2 = filmmaker

製成 zai3 sing4 zhi4 cheng2 = make into; produce

繪製 kui2 zai3 hui4 zhi4 = to draft; to draw

製衣 zai3 ji1 zhi4 yi1 = manufacture clothes

印製 jan3 zai3 yin4 zhi4 = to print; to produce (a publication)

自製 zi6 zai3 zi4 zhi4 = improvised, homemade, handmade; self-control

預製組合屋 jyu6 zai3 zou2 hap6 uk1 yu4 zhi4 zu3 he2 wu1 = pre-fabricated modular housing

總監製 zung3 gaam1 zai3 zong3 jian1 zhi4 = executive producer

半保留複製 bun3 bou2 lau4 fuk1 zai3 ban4 bao3 liu2 fu4 zhi4 = semiconservative replication

核武器研製計劃 hat6 mou5 hei3 jin4 zai3 gai3 waak6 he2 wu3 qi4 yan2 zhi4 ji4 hua4 = nuclear weapons (manufacturing) program

研製過程 jin4 zai3 gwo3 cing4 yan2 zhi4 guo4 cheng2 = manufacturing environment

打製石器 daa2 zai3 sek6 hei3 da3 zhi4 shi2 qi4 = a chipped stone (paleolithic) implement

製冷劑 zai3 laang5 zai1 zhi4 leng3 ji4 = a refrigerant; a cold-producing medium

製版 zai4 baan2 zhi4 ban3 = plate making (in typesetting)

香港版權複製授權協會 hoeng1 gong2 baan2 kyun4 fuk1 zai3 sau6 kyun4 hip3 wui6*2 = Hong Kong Reprographic Rights Licensing Society

Legend
國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1082/]製[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1082/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">製</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 製
Unicode code for this character: U+88fd (off-site link)

Search CantoDict (safe search is on)

Please note, CantoDict currently supports searching for Simplified Chinese, but results will be returned in Traditional Chinese.

Hide Written and Spoken Hide Written 國 Hide Spoken粵

This page shows, from top to bottom:

a large version of the character in a traditional script font which you may need to install

: the Cantonese Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation) Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu^4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.

: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
a detailed description of all the meanings
the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
(we would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please post to the CantoDict forum if you would like to spend an occasional 10 mins or so helping)


Characters \| Words \| Sentences \| Chinese Translation \| Chinese Tests \| Forums \| Search Customise CantoDict \| My Vocab Lists \| Useful Reports and Stats \| CantoDict Forum