劑

简 剂 · 繁 劑
Mandarin · pinyin jì

Meanings

  1. (bound form) a compound made by mixing ingredients (esp. a medicinal or chemical product)
  2. (bound form) small piece of dough cut from a rolled log, used for making mantou (steamed buns) or dumplings
  3. classifier for a dose of medicine
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剂
jì · medicinal preparation
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4 · ji4

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zai1 · zai6

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  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to trim; to prune
  2. to adjust; to make up (a concoction); to concoct
  3. (historical) contract for trading
  4. small piece of dough; dough which has been kneaded
  5. (traditional Chinese medicine) medicinal preparation; concoction
  6. pharmaceutical preparation; medicament
  7. dose; dosage
  8. (chemistry) agent; reagent
  9. Classifier for doses of medicine.
  10. (Cantonese) Classifier for occurrences of an event.

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劑 · ji4
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Exact source record劑 剂 [ji4] /(bound form) a compound made by mixing ingredients (esp. a medicinal or chemical product)/(bound form) small piece of dough cut from a rolled log, used for making mantou (steamed buns) or dumplings/classifier for a dose of medicine/