制 zhì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
制定
zhìdìng
to make; to draw up
Characters in this word
定 dìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 老师制定规则。 Lǎoshī zhìdìng guīzé. The teacher makes the rules.
- 我们制定计划。 Wǒmen zhìdìng jìhuà. We make a plan.
- 公司制定制度。 Gōngsī zhìdìng zhìdù. The company sets up a system.