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制

zhì

HSK 5 Character

What 制 means

1. system
2. to control
3. to regulate
4. variant of {制|zhì}

Other readings

制 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhìto manufacture; to make

Example sentences

• 制止她！
  Zhìzhǐ tā!
  Stop her.
• 控制住她。
  Control her.
• 桥是木制的。
  The bridge is built of wood.
• 控制住自己。
  Control yourselves.
• 控制住自己！
  Control yourself!
• 我控制住了。
  I've got things under control.

Words starting with 制

• 制造zhì zàoto manufacture; to make
• 制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
• 制作zhì zuòto make; to manufacture
• 制定zhì dìngto draw up; to formulate
• 制服zhì fúto subdue; to check; to bring under control
• 制止zhì zhǐto curb; to put a stop to; to stop
• 制约zhì yuēto restrict; condition
• 制订zhì dìngto work out; to formulate
• 制裁zhì cáito punish; punishment; sanctions (incl. economic)
• 制品zhì pǐnproducts; goods
• 制成zhì chéngto manufacture; to turn out (a product)
• 制造业zhì zào yèmanufacturing industry
• 制作人zhì zuò rén(entertainment industry) producer
• 制造商zhì zào shāngmanufacturing company
• 制片人zhì piàn rénfilm producer
• 制片zhì piànto produce a film; to make a movie; assistant producer; (Taiwan) film producer
• 制动zhì dòngto brake
• 制药zhì yàoto manufacture medicine
• 制式zhì shìstandardized; standard (service, method etc); regulation (clothing etc)
• 制度化zhì dù huàsystematization
• 制衡zhì héngto check and balance (power); checks and balances
• 制造者zhì zào zhěmaker
• 制图zhì tú(cartography) to make a map; (architecture etc) to draft; to draw (blueprints)…
• 制高点zhì gāo diǎn(military) high ground; vantage point (providing a good view)…

Words containing 制

• 控制kòng zhìto control
• 限制xiàn zhìto restrict; to limit; to confine
• 复制fù zhìto duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy
• 强制qiáng zhìto force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory; Taiwan pr. qiǎng zhì
• 抑制yì zhìto inhibit; to keep down; to suppress
• 抵制dǐ zhìto resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate)
• 压制yā zhìto suppress; to inhibit; to stifle
• 遏制è zhìto check; to contain; to hold back
• 牵制qiān zhìto control; to curb; to restrict
• 体制tǐ zhìsystem; organization
• 机制jī zhìmechanism
• 法制fǎ zhìlegal system and institutions
• 专制zhuān zhìautocracy; dictatorship
• 编制biān zhìto establish (a unit or department); authorized staffing allocation in government or…
• 研制yán zhìto research and manufacture; to research and to develop
• 管制guǎn zhìto control; to restrict; (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on…
• 克制kè zhìto restrain; to control; restraint
• 自制zì zhìself-made; improvised; homemade
• 录制lù zhìto record (video or audio)
• 改制gǎi zhìto reorganize; to restructure
• 绘制huì zhìto draw; to draft (a map, blueprint, diagram, illustration etc)
• 定制dìng zhìcustom-made; made-to-order; to have sth custom made
• 学制xué zhìeducational system; length of schooling
• 印制yìn zhìto print; to produce (a publication)

Characters built on 牛

These share the phonetic component 牛 (niú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 牺xīsacrifice
• 犁líplow
• 犀xīrhinoceros; sharp
• 犄jīox-horns; wing of an army
• 牴dǐto butt; resist
• 犂lísee 犂靬; variant of 犁

Characters that look like 制

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 例lìexample; precedent; rule
• 删shānto delete
• 刹chàBuddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 刹多罗
• 剃tìto shave
• 轭èyoke
• 俐lìused in 伶俐

Sounds the same

Read zhì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 至to arrive; most; to
• 质character; nature; quality
• 志aspiration; ambition; the will
• 治to rule; to govern; to manage
• 置to install; to place; to put
• 致(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
• 智(literary) wise; wisdom
• 秩(literary) salary according to rank; (literary) an official's rank; (literary) order…
• 滞(bound form) sluggish; stagnant
• 帜flag
• 挚sincere
• 掷to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. zhí