制服
Old HSK 6
制服 (zhìfú) · uniform
制服 (zhìfú) means “uniform; to subdue”. It is written with 2 characters: 制 (system) + 服 (clothing). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 制服 is built
The characters
制 zhì · system
What 制 is made of
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 巾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
服 fú · clothing
What 服 is made of
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A person 卩 putting on 又 a coat 月 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学生们都穿着制服。Xuéshēngmen dōu chuānzhe zhìfú.The students are all in uniform.
警察很快制服了那个人。Jǐngchá hěnkuài zhìfú le nàge rén.The police quickly subdued the man.
Questions about 制服
What does 制服 mean?
制服 (zhìfú) means “uniform; to subdue”.
How do you pronounce 制服?
制服 is pronounced zhìfú.
Which HSK level is 制服?
制服 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 制定zhìdìngto make (rules or plans)
- 制度zhìdùsystem
- 制造zhìzàoto make
- 制作zhìzuòto make
- 复制fùzhìto copy
- 限制xiànzhìto limit
- 研制yánzhìto develop
- 制订zhìdìngto work out
- 控制kòngzhìto control
- 抵制dǐzhìto boycott
Learn 制服 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 237: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.