劑 meaning and stroke order
Dose; medicine; measure word for medicines
How to write 劑, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 劑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (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
How 劑 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Knife.
刂 gives the meaning and 齊 hints at the sound.
Radical: 刂 (knife), shared by 71 characters on this site.
How to remember 劑
劑 combines 齊 (qí), which gives the sound, with the knife radical 刂. Picture a knife cutting ingredients into even, matching portions, which is how you measure out a dose.
劑 (simplified 剂) mostly appears as a suffix meaning an agent or preparation, as in 洗涤剂 (xǐdíjì, detergent) and 杀虫剂 (shāchóngjì, insecticide). It is also a measure word for doses of herbal medicine. Example: 医生给我开了三劑中藥。(Yīshēng gěi wǒ kāi le sān jì zhōngyào.) The doctor prescribed me three doses of Chinese medicine.
Common mistake: Learners often read 劑 as qí because of its phonetic part 齊, but it is pronounced jì with a fourth tone. Also do not confuse it with 濟 (jì, to aid), which shares the same phonetic but has the water radical instead of the knife.
Common words with 劑
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 興奮劑 | xīngfènjì | stimulant; doping (in athletics) | HSK 7-9 |
| 洗滌劑 | xǐdíjì | cleaning agent; detergent | HSK 7-9 |
| 鎮靜劑 | zhènjìngjì | tranquilizer | |
| 劑量 | jìliàng | dosage; prescribed dose of medicine | |
| 鎮定劑 | zhèndìngjì | tranquilizer; depressant | |
| 藥劑 | yàojì | medicine; medicament | |
| 殺蟲劑 | shāchóngjì | insecticide; pesticide | |
| 麻醉劑 | mázuìjì | an anesthetic; (fig.) a narcotic | |
| 藥劑師 | yàojìshī | pharmacist | |
| 解毒劑 | jiědújì | antidote | |
| 清潔劑 | qīngjiéjì | detergent; cleaning solution | |
| 潤滑劑 | rùnhuájì | lubricant | |
| 除臭劑 | chúchòujì | deodorant | |
| 漂白劑 | piǎobáijì | bleach |
Questions about 劑
How many strokes are in 劑?
劑 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 劑 mean?
劑 (jì) means dose; medicine; measure word for medicines. A common word with it is 兴奋剂 (xīngfènjì), meaning "stimulant; doping (in athletics)".
How do you pronounce 劑?
劑 is pronounced jì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 劑?
The radical of 劑 is 刂, which carries the idea of "knife". Dictionaries list 劑 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 劑?
劑 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 剂, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do I say a word like antibiotic or vaccine that ends in 劑?
Many chemical or medical agent words are formed as a noun or verb plus 劑, such as 麻醉劑 (mázuìjì, anesthetic) and 鎮靜劑 (zhènjìngjì, tranquilizer). If you know what something does, adding 劑 often names the substance that does it.
What does 劑 mean in cooking?
In dough making, 劑子 (jìzi) refers to the small pieces cut from a rolled log of dough. Each piece is then shaped into a dumpling wrapper or a steamed bun.