剂
劑jì
#1,544 most
frequent character
. dose, measure word for medicine
noun
Measure Word
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
剂 has 刂 knife as the picture part and 齐 qí as the sound part. It first meant a small contract carved into bamboo or wood. The sense grew to regulate or adjust in old texts, and then to a dose of medicine.
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Example Sentences
医生给我开了三剂药。
yīshēng gěi wǒ kāi lesān jì yào 。
The doctor prescribed me three doses of medicine.
这颗药是一剂。
zhè kē yào shì yījì 。
This pill is one dose.
你每天需要服用一剂。
nǐ měitiān xūyào fúyòng yījì 。
You need to take one dose every day.
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