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剂

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(bound form) a compound made by mixing ingredients (esp. a medicinal or chemical product); (bound form) small piece of dough cut from a rolled log, used for making mantou (steamed buns) or dumplings; classifier for a dose of medicine

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
8
Radical
刀 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
劑
Common rank
#422
Unicode
U+5242

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Formation & memory

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How 剂 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

刂 meaning “knife” + 齐 sound ( qí )

Components 齐 刂

How to remember it

pharmaceutical · Heisig RSH #2717

齐 identical + saber

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 剂

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

WordPinyinMeaning
生发剂 shēng fà jì hair restorer; hair regrowth tonic
化学战剂 huà xué zhàn jì chemical warfare agent
生物制剂 shēng wù zhì jì biological product
生物战剂 shēng wù zhàn jì biological agent; biological warfare agent
白色战剂 bái sè zhàn jì Agent White
化学剂量计 huà xué jì liàng jì chemical dosimeter
神经性毒剂 shén jīng xìng dú jì nerve agent; nerve gas
中和剂 zhōng hé jì neutralizing agent; neutralizer
剂子 jì zi piece of dough cut to the right size (for making jiaozi etc)
外加剂 wài jiā jì additive
表面活性剂 biǎo miàn huó xìng jì surfactant
表面活化剂 biǎo miàn huó huà jì surfactant
单方制剂 dān fāng zhì jì prescribed preparation
香体剂 xiāng tǐ jì deodorant
体香剂 tǐ xiāng jì (personal) deodorant
活性剂 huó xìng jì reagent (chemistry)
剂量当量 jì liàng dāng liàng dose equivalent
当量剂量 dāng liàng jì liàng equivalent dose
方剂 fāng jì prescription; recipe (Chinese medicine)
强心剂 qiáng xīn jì cardiac stimulant

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 齐 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
齐 sound part qí even, uniform, of equal length
济 jì to aid, to help, to relieve; to ferry across
挤 jǐ to squeeze, to push against; crowded
脐 qí navel; belly, underside
侪 chái a class, a company; companion; together
荠 jì water chestnut; water caltrop
霁 jì to subside; to clear up after a storm; to stop being angry
蛴 qí grubs, maggots
跻 jī to ascend, to rise
齑 jī to smash into pieces, to pulverize; hash
哜 jì to sip
鲚 jì anchovy