剂 (jì) is a Chinese character meaning “a prepared dose of medicine”. It is written from 齐 (even; neat; all together) and 刂 (knife (side form)), side by side, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
齐 + 刂
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形构形分析（笔画数据核验：⿰齐刂，6+2=8 画）；只描述今形，不追溯古字来源
Memory aid
A knife (刂) cuts the medicine into even (齐) portions — that is what a dose is.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 药剂yào jìmedicinal preparation; pharmaceutical agent剂 = jì
- 剂量jì liàngdosage; dose剂 = jì
Go deeper
All readings
a dose; a preparation
a prepared dose of medicine; a chemical agent or preparation; measure word for doses of medicine
配制好的药物或化学制品；也用作中药的量词。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 药剂yào jìmedicinal preparation; pharmaceutical agent剂 = jì
- 剂量jì liàngdosage; dose剂 = jì
Sound component
齐 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 剂 mean?
剂 (jì) means a prepared dose of medicine; a chemical agent or preparation; measure word for doses of medicine.
How do you pronounce 剂?
It is pronounced jì.
What parts is 剂 made of?
齐 (even; neat; all together) and 刂 (knife (side form)), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形构形分析（笔画数据核验：⿰齐刂，6+2=8 画）；只描述今形，不追溯古字来源. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 剂 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 剂?
刀. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 剂?
Common ones are 药剂 and 剂量. The reading of 剂 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.