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pharmaceutical

HSK 10 N1
ザイ、スイ、セイ
かる、けず.る
제, 자
Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 齊 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (劑)
knife (side)+ identical =
pharmaceutical
Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
Phonetic component
identical
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Simplified (剂)
knife (side)+ equal =
medicinal preparation
Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
Phonetic component
equal
even, uniform, of equal length
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [jì]
dose (medicine)
Japanese
ざい 同音
n-suf medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
Example Sentences