制 zhì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
制裁
zhìcái
to sanction; sanctions
Characters in this word
裁 cái
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 衣 — cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 国际制裁虽然造成压力，却未必能立即改变一国的战略选择。 Guójì zhìcái suīrán zàochéng yālì, què wèibì néng lìjí gǎibiàn yì guó de zhànlüè xuǎnzé. Although international sanctions create pressure, they may not immediately change a country's strategic choices.
- 这家公司因违规受到了经济制裁。 Zhè jiā gōngsī yīn wéiguī shòudào le jīngjì zhìcái. This company was hit with economic sanctions for violating the rules.
- 对破坏环境的企业，应依法予以制裁。 Duì pòhuài huánjìng de qǐyè, yīng yīfǎ yǔyǐ zhìcái. Companies that damage the environment should be sanctioned according to the law.