制 (zhì): system, to control, to regulate
制 (zhì) is a Chinese character meaning “system.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 刂 (knife). It ranks #163 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 制 knife. Its radical form 刂 (knife) appears in many related characters such as 分 (fēn, to divide), 别 (bié, to leave), 到 (dào, to reach).
Definitions
- system
- to control
- to regulate
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticknife
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 制
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 控制verb | kòng zhì | to control | 5 |
| 制造verb | zhì zào | to manufacture | 5 |
| 制作verb | zhì zuò | to make | 5 |
| 限制verb/noun | xiàn zhì | to restrict | 5 |
| 复制 | fù zhì | to duplicate | 5 |
| 制定 | zhì dìng | to draw up | 5 |
| 制度noun | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc) | 5 |
| 抑制 | yì zhì | to inhibit | 6 |
| 录制verb | lù zhì | to record (video or audio) | 6 |
| 机制noun | jī zhì | mechanism | 6 |
| 制品noun | zhì pǐn | products | 6 |
| 研制verb | yán zhì | to research and manufacture | 5 |
| 定制verb | dìng zhì | custom-made | 6 |
| 制订verb | zhì dìng | to work out | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 强制 | qiáng zhì | to force |
| 管制 | guǎn zhì | to control |
| 克制 | kè zhì | to restrain |
| 特制 | tè zhì | specially made |
| 抵制 | dǐ zhì | to resist |
| 体制 | tǐ zhì | system |
| 绘制 | huì zhì | to draw |
| 节制 | jié zhì | to control |
| 牵制 | qiān zhì | to control |
| 监制 | jiān zhì | to supervise the manufacture of |
| 木制 | mù zhì | wooden |
| 缝制 | féng zhì | to sew |
| 法制 | fǎ zhì | legal system and institutions |
| 编制 | biān zhì | to establish (a unit or department) |
| 调制 | tiáo zhì | to modulate |
制 appears in 100 compound words: 8 as the first character, 92 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 制 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
Eight Banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911
Showing 10 of 12 idioms containing 制.
Example Sentences
这个制度已经实施多年,效果非常显著。
Zhè gè zhìdù yǐjīng shíshī duō nián, xiàoguǒ fēicháng xiǎnzhù.
This system has been implemented for many years with very significant results.
...联手 进击AI记忆体...力积电扛试产与制造重任
. . . lián shǒu jìn jī A I jì yì tǐ . . . lì jī diàn gāng shì chǎn yǔ zhì zào chóng rèn
... Join forces to attack AI memory... PSMC shoulders the heavy responsibility of trial production and manufacturing
制药设备热起来 皇将开年营收就翻倍成长
zhì yào shè bèi rè qǐ lái huáng jiāng kāi nián yíng shōu jiù fān bèi chéng cháng
Pharmaceutical equipment is heating up, and the revenue of the emperor will double at the beginning of the year
...战就没有iPhone了?专家指苹果算力、制造太依赖两岸:决策近乎失职
. . . zhàn jiù méi yǒu i P h o n e le ? zhuān jiā zhǐ píng guǒ suàn lì , zhì zào tài yī lài liǎng àn : jué cè jìn hū shī zhí
... There will be no iPhone in battle? Experts point out that Apple's computing power and manufacturing are too dependent on both sides of the strait: decision-making is almost derelict
英国男子打砸香港机场 包中还搜出疑似管制药品
yīng guó nán zǐ dǎ zá xiāng gǎng jī chǎng bāo zhōng hái sōu chū yí shì guǎn zhì yào pǐn
British man vandalizes Hong Kong airport, suspected controlled substances found in his bag.
泽连斯基称乌克兰对白俄罗斯总统实施制裁
zé lián sī jī chèn wū kè lán duì bái é luó sī zǒng tǒng shí shī zhì cái
Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the President of Belarus.
怎么用路由器限制网速?
Zěnme yòng lùyóuqì xiànzhì wǎng sù?
How can a router be used to limit network speed?
控制自己会说的语言可不简单呀!
Kòngzhì zìjǐ huì shuō de yǔyán kěbu jiǎndān ya!
It's not easy to control the languages that you can speak!
公司为他们提供制服。
Gōngsī wèi tāmen tígōng zhìfú.
The company provides them with uniforms.
她叫我们不要制造噪音。
Tā jiào wǒmen bù yào zhìzào zàoyīn.
She told us not to make a noise.
Character Family
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