制

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system; to control; to regulate; variant of 製|制[zhi4]

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

刂 meaning “knife” + 巾 sound ( jīn )

Components 巾刂 ? unknown part

system · Heisig RSH #424

牛 cow + saber + belt

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
学分制	xué fēn zhì	credit system; grading system (in schools, universities etc)
家长制	jiā zhǎng zhì	patriarchal system
自制力	zì zhì lì	self-control
公有制	gōng yǒu zhì	public ownership
市制	shì zhì	Chinese units of measurement
学制	xué zhì	educational system; length of schooling
自制	zì zhì	to maintain self-control; self-control
自制	zì zhì	self-made; improvised; homemade; handmade
拉制	lā zhì	drawing (manufacturing process in which hot metal or glass is stretched)
制动器	zhì dòng qì	brake
制作人	zhì zuò rén	(entertainment industry) producer
制动	zhì dòng	to brake
机制	jī zhì	mechanism
机制	jī zhì	machine-processed; machine-made
手制	shǒu zhì	to make by hand; handmade
克制	kè zhì	to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control
体制	tǐ zhì	system; organization
制高点	zhì gāo diǎn	(military) high ground; vantage point (providing a good view); commanding position (provid…
公制	gōng zhì	metric system
打制石器	dǎ zhì shí qì	(archaeology) chipped stone implement