制裁
Old HSK 6
制裁 (zhìcái) · sanction
制裁 (zhìcái) means “sanction; to punish”. It is written with 2 characters: 制 (system) + 裁 (to trim). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 制裁 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)
裁 cái · to trim
What 裁 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 戈gē — spear
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Example sentences
违反规定的公司会受到制裁。Wéifǎn guīdìng de gōngsī huì shòudào zhìcái.Companies that break the rules will be sanctioned.
新闻报道了经济制裁的消息。Xīnwén bàodào le jīngjì zhìcái de xiāoxi.The news reported on the economic sanctions.
Questions about 制裁
What does 制裁 mean?
制裁 (zhìcái) means “sanction; to punish”.
How do you pronounce 制裁?
制裁 is pronounced zhìcái.
Which HSK level is 制裁?
制裁 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 制裁 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 237: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.