治
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zhì · to administer, to govern, to regulate

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #2101
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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 治

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Example sentences

Notice where 治 sits in each complete thought.

Tā zhī bú guò shì gè zhèng zhì jiā.他只不过是个政治家。

He is nothing more than a politician.

Source: Tatoeba #623201 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yì zhǒng hǎo bàng de zhì liáo fāng fǎ.这是一种好棒的治疗方法。

This is a great type of cure.

Source: Tatoeba #867603 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu xiē rén shuō rì běn shì gè nán xìng tǒng zhì de shè huì.有些人说日本是个男性统治的社会。

Some people say Japan is a male-dominated society.

Source: Tatoeba #9974946 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yě zhǐshì gè zhèng zhì jiā ér yǐ.他也只是个政治家而已。

He's also just a politician.

Source: Tatoeba #4859612 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shòu bùliǎo nà zhǒng zhèng zhì jiā.我受不了那种政治家。

I can't stand that kind of politician.

Source: Tatoeba #2031466 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì zuò jiā, huán shì zhèng zhì rén wù.他是作家,還是政治人物。

He is an author and a politician.

Source: Tatoeba #3742425 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 治 in context

  1. Say zhì, then recall the core meaning: to administer, to govern, to regulate.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 政治 (zhèng zhì), meaning “politics”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 治 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.