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

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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 8657 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th May 2015 15:22

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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
See all 47 compounds (CantoDict reports 48 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 製
Unicode code for this character: U+88fd (off-site link)

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