(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

even (齐) + knife (刂) = a measured dose or compound

刂 (knife) is the meaningful half, evoking the cutting or dividing of ingredients into measured portions. 齐 contributes the sound jì and hints at evenness, though its role here is primarily phonetic.

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Knife (variant of 刀)Semantic
EvenPhonetic

医生让他每天吃两中药。

yī shēng ràng tā měi tiān chī liǎng jì zhōng yào。

The doctor told him to take two doses of traditional Chinese medicine every day.

这种清洁能去掉衣服上的油污。

zhè zhǒng qīng jié jì néng qù diào yī fu shàng de yóu wū。

This type of cleaning agent can remove oil stains from clothes.

Words with 剂

冲服剂

chōng fú jì

dose of medicine to be taken in solution

通便剂

tōng biàn jì

(pharmacology) a laxative

速效性毒剂

sù xiào xìng dú jì

quick-acting agent

还原剂

huán yuán jì

reducing agent

酊剂

dīng jì

tincture

针剂

zhēn jì

fluid loaded into a syringe for a hypodermic injection

针剂瓶

zhēn jì píng

ampoule

镇定剂

zhèn dìng jì

tranquilizer

镇痉剂

zhèn jìng jì

antispasmodic (pharmacology)

镇痛剂

zhèn tòng jì

painkiller

镇静剂

zhèn jìng jì

tranquilizer

防冻剂

fáng dòng jì

antifreeze agent

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