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制裁

zhì cái

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

zhì cái · zai3 coi4 (Jyutping)

  1. to punish
  2. punishment
  3. sanctions (incl. economic)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

制

Meaning
system; establish; overpower
Radical
刂
Strokes
8
Components
⿰⿻？巾刂
Cangjie
HBLN
Four-corner
2220.0

裁

Meaning
cut out; decrease
Radical
衣
Strokes
12
Components
⿹⿱十戈衣
Cangjie
JIYHV
Four-corner
4375.0

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