节 jié
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
节制
jiézhì
to restrain; to control; moderation
Characters in this word
制 zhì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 面对网络舆论，负责人说话必须有节制，否则一句话就可能引发新的危机。 Miànduì wǎngluò yúlùn, fùzérén shuōhuà bìxū yǒu jiézhì, fǒuzé yí jù huà jiù kěnéng yǐnfā xīn de wēijī. When facing online public opinion, the person in charge must speak with restraint, otherwise a single sentence may trigger a new crisis.
- 医生提醒他吃甜食要有节制，不然血糖很难控制。 Yīshēng tíxǐng tā chī tiánshí yào yǒu jiézhì, bùrán xuètáng hěn nán kòngzhì. The doctor reminded him to eat sweets in moderation, otherwise his blood sugar would be hard to control.
- 他花钱很有节制，每个月都会存下一部分工资。 Tā huā qián hěn yǒu jiézhì, měi ge yuè dōu huì cún xià yí bùfen gōngzī. He is restrained with his spending and saves part of his salary every month.