治

zhì

“To rule” in Chinese is 治 (zhì).

Other characters with the syllable zhi: see all 35 →

Meaning

to rule
to govern
to manage

Show 6 more meanings

to control
to harness (a river)
to treat (a disease)
to wipe out (a pest)
to punish
to research

Example

政治即生活。

Politics are the life.

From 政治 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 治

政治zhèngzhìpoliticsHSK 4 治疗zhìliáoto treat (an illness)HSK 4 防治fángzhìto prevent and cureHSK 5 治安zhì'ānlaw and orderHSK 5 治理zhìlǐto governHSK 5 整治zhěngzhìto bring under controlHSK 6 治病zhì bìngto treat an illnessHSK 6 三明治sānmíngzhì(loanword) sandwichHSK 6

More HSK 4 characters

阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarityHSK 4 矮ǎi(of a person) shortHSK 4 案àn(legal) caseHSK 4 暗àndarkHSK 4 巴bāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan)HSK 4 摆bǎito arrangeHSK 4 败bàito defeatHSK 4 伴bànpartner; companion; comrade; associateHSK 4 薄báothinHSK 4 宝bǎojewelHSK 4

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