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治

zhì

HSK 3.0 · 4

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

zhì · zi6 (Jyutping)

  1. to rule
  2. to govern
  3. to manage
  4. to control
  5. to harness (a river)
  6. to treat (a disease)
  7. to wipe out (a pest)
  8. to punish
  9. to research

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

治

Meaning
govern, regulate, administer
Radical
氵
Strokes
8
Components
⿰氵台
Cangjie
EIR
Four-corner
3316.0

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