制 (zai3 | zhi4) : establish; set up; control

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制

zai3

zhi4

[1] [v] establish; institute; set up [2] [v] prevail; overpower; control [3] [n] system [4] used before the signature in letter writing to indicate the writer is in mourning [5] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 刀 (#18)

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

制

This word has been viewed 13631 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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制度 zai3 dou6 zhi4 du4 = system; institution

控制 hung3 zai3 kong4 zhi4 = to control

無限制 mou4 haan6 zai3 wu2 xian4 zhi4 = no restrictions; limitless

私有制 si1 jau5 zai3 si1 you3 zhi4 = private ownership of property

所有制 so2 jau5 zai3 suo3 you3 zhi4 = ownership system

抑制 jik1 zai3 yi4 zhi4 = to inhibit

壓制 aat3 zai3 ya1 zhi4 = to suppress; to inhibit

制定 zai3 ding6 zhi4 ding4 = to draw up; to formulate

制服 zai3 fuk6 zhi4 fu4 = uniform; to subdue; to subject; to bring sb. under

制止 zai3 zi2 zhi4 zhi3 = to put a stop to
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Decimal representation of this word: 制
Unicode code for this character: U+5236 (off-site link)

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