治
治 (zhì) means “to treat”. It is made of 氵 + 台 and has 8 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 治 into its parts
What 治 is made of
- 氵 shuǐ — water
- 台 tái — platform
- 厶 sī — private
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A structure 台 that directs the flow of water 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
治 stroke order
Example sentences
这种病能治好吗？Zhè zhǒng bìng néng zhì hǎo ma?Can this illness be cured?
医生治好了他的病。Yīshēng zhì hǎo le tā de bìng.The doctor cured his illness.
Words with 治
- 政治zhèngzhìpolitics
- 治疗zhìliáoto treat (an illness)
- 防治fángzhìto prevent and treat
- 统治tǒngzhìto rule
- 治安zhì'ānpublic order
- 治理zhìlǐto manage
Also built with 氵
- 汁zhījuice
- 汇huìto send (money)
- 汉hànHan
- 汗hànsweat
- 江jiāngriver
- 池chípool
- 污wūfilthy
- 汤tāngsoup
- 汰tàito eliminate
- 汹xiōngturbulent
- 汽qìsteam
- 沃wòto water
Quick facts
| Pinyin | zhì |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to treat; to cure; to govern |
| Strokes | 8 |
| Radical | 水 (water, #85) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (2021) |
Questions about 治
What does 治 mean?
治 (zhì) means “to treat; to cure; to govern”.
How many strokes does 治 have?
治 has 8 strokes.
What is the radical of 治?
The radical of 治 is 水 (shuǐ, “water”), Kangxi radical number 85.
What parts make up 治?
治 is made of 氵 (water) and 台 (platform).
Which HSK level is 治?
治 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Learn 治 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 57: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.