治 (zhì): meaning and stroke order
治 (zhì) means to rule, to govern, to manage, to control, to harness (a river), to treat (a disease).
治
- Simplified
- 治
- Traditional
- 治 (same form)
- Pinyin
- zhì
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Stroke order of 治
治
- zhì to rule; to govern
- 8 strokes
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Meaning of 治
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zhì
- to rule
- to govern
- to manage
- to control
- to harness (a river)
- to treat (a disease)
- to wipe out (a pest)
- to punish
- to research
Radical and structure
- 治
- Radical 水 (Kangxi radical 85) · 8 strokes · 氵 on the left, 台 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 治
- 统治权 tǒng zhì quán sovereignty; dominion
- 治疗 zhì liáo to treat (an illness); medical treatment
治 in our stories
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舜帝派大禹去治水。在他之前，他的父亲鲧已经治了九年，却没有成功。
Shùn dì pài Dà Yǔ qù zhìshuǐ zài tā zhīqián tā de fùqīn Gǔn yǐjīng zhì le jiǔ nián què méiyǒu chénggōng
Emperor Shun sent Yu to control the waters. Before him, Yu's father Gun had tried for nine years without success.
From the story Yu the Great tames the flood HSK 6
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医生说这是阿尔茨海默病，会越来越严重，没有办法治好。
yīshēng shuō zhè shì Ā'ěrcíhǎimòbìng huì yuèláiyuè yánzhòng méiyǒu bànfǎ zhì hǎo
The doctor said it was Alzheimer's disease; it would get worse and worse and could not be cured.
From the story The song in the thunderstorm HSK 7–9 · Level 8
Stories using 治
- Yu the Great tames the flood HSK 6
- The song in the thunderstorm HSK 7–9 · Level 8
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).