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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhì

治

治

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cure

Numbered pinyin
zhi4
English meanings
study, research, cure, govern, treat, government, eliminate, harness, rule, manage, wipe out, management, administration, administer, control, punish, treat (disease)

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 台.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵台

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhìbìng治病。

    Treat illness.

  2. 02

    zhì治hǎo好。

    Cured.

  3. 03

    zhì治shuǐ水。

    Control the floods.

  4. 04

    zhìlǐ治理。

    Govern.

  5. 05

    tǒngzhì统治。

    Rule.

  6. 06

    bié别luàn乱zhì治。

    Don't treat it wrongly.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 三明治
  • 政治
  • 救治
  • 整治
  • 根治
  • 治学
  • 治安
  • 治愈
  • 治理
  • 治疗
  • 治病
  • 统治
  • 防治