制

製
zhì
#163 most
frequent character
to manufacture, to make

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

制 shows a branching tree and a knife 刂, so it first meant 'to split a tree with a blade'. From cutting came 'to make, create' and 'to formulate, establish'. The meaning later grew to 'to rule, govern' and 'to tailor'.

Drawn as: branching tree; knife

制 as a component in other characters

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掣

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