治愚
zhì yú · to eliminate backward (unscientific) ways of thinking
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 治愚
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
politics; political
治zhìto rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
治疗zhìliáoto treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy
防治fángzhìto prevent and cure; prevention and cure
治理zhìlǐto govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance
法治fǎzhìrule of law; to rule by law