# 劑

| 劑 | U+5291, &#21137; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5291 |
| ← 劐 [U+5290] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 劒 → [U+5292] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 劑 |
| Shinjitai | 剤 |
| Simplified | 剂 |

### Han character

劑 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+14, 16 strokes, cangjie input 卜難中弓 (YXLN), four-corner 0220$_0$, composition ⿰齊刂)

#### Descendants

* 剤 剂

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 145, character 6
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2241
* Dae Jaweon: page 326, character 11
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 361, character 5
* Unihan data for U+5291

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 儕 | *zriːl |
| 麡 | *zriːl, *ʔsliːl, *zliːl |
| 齋 | *ʔsriːl |
| 穧 | *ʔsleds, *ʔsliːls, *zliːls |
| 擠 | *ʔsliːl, *ʔsliːls |
| 躋 | *ʔsliːl, *ʔsliːls |
| 齏 | *ʔsliːl |
| 齎 | *ʔsliːl, *ʔslil |
| 櫅 | *ʔsliːl |
| 齌 | *ʔsliːl, *sʰliːl, *zliːls |
| 隮 | *ʔsliːl, *ʔsliːls |
| 賷 | *ʔsliːl |
| 虀 | *ʔsliːl |
| 濟 | *ʔsliːlʔ, *ʔsliːls |
| 癠 | *ʔsliːlʔ, *zliːl, *zliːlʔ, *zliːls |
| 霽 | *ʔsliːls |
| 齊 | *zliːl, *zliːls |
| 臍 | *zliːl |
| 蠐 | *zliːl, *zlil |
| 懠 | *zliːl, *zliːls |
| 薺 | *zliːlʔ, *zlil |
| 鱭 | *zliːlʔ |
| 嚌 | *zliːls |
| 劑 | *zliːls, *ʔslel |
| 齍 | *ʔslil |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *zliːls, *ʔslel): phonetic 齊 (OC *zliːl, *zliːls) + semantic 刂.

### Etymology

From 齊 (OC *zliːl, *zliːls, “orderly”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jì (ji$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zai$^1$ / zai$^6$
* Northern Min (KCR): cì
* Eastern Min (BUC): câ / cā̤
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chē / che / chè
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$ci
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jì
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jì
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^4$
*** Yale: jì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih
*** Palladius: цзи (czi)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zai$^1$ / zai$^6$
*** Yale: jāi / jaih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzai$^1$ / dzai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zei$^1$ / zei$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɐi̯⁵⁵/, /t͡sɐi̯²²/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cì
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡si⁴²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: câ / cā̤
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɑ²⁴²/, /t͡sɛ³³/
* câ - noun and classifier;
* cā̤ - verb.
* Middle Chinese: tsjwe, dzejH
Rime :
| Character | 劑 | 劑 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 精 (13) | 從 (15) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (12) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | IV |
| Fanqie | 遵爲切 | 在詣切 |
| Baxter | tsjwe | dzejH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡siuᴇ/ | /d͡zei$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡sʷiɛ/ | /d͡zei$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sjuɛ/ | /d͡zɛi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡swiə̆/ | /d͡zɛj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡siue/ | /d͡zei$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sǐwe/ | /d͡ziei$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡swie̯/ | /d͡zʱiei$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zuī | jì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zeoi$^1$ | zai$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*zliːls/, /*ʔslel/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 劑 | 劑 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 10062 | 10068 |
| Phonetic component | 齊 | 齊 |
| Rime group | 脂 | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 嚌 | 劑 |
| Old Chinese | /*zliːls/ | /*ʔslel/ |
| Notes | | 變合與姊宜切相亂， 周禮釋文子隨反， 韻鏡列精合，四聲韻譜改莊母 |

### Definitions

劑
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to trim; to prune
* to adjust; to make up (a concoction); to concoct
* (historical) contract for trading
* small piece of dough; dough which has been kneaded
* (traditional Chinese medicine) medicinal preparation; concoction
* pharmaceutical preparation; medicament
* dose; dosage
* (chemistry) agent; reagent
* Classifier for doses of medicine.

### Compounds

* 下劑 / 下剂
* 丸劑 / 丸剂 (wánjì)
* 乳劑 / 乳剂 (rǔjì)
* 乾燥劑 / 干燥剂
* 健胃劑 / 健胃剂
* 催化劑 / 催化剂 (cuīhuàjì)
* 催吐劑 / 催吐剂 (cuītùjì)
* 催眠劑 / 催眠剂 (cuīmiánjì)
* 冷凝劑 / 冷凝剂
* 凝固劑 / 凝固剂
* 利尿劑 / 利尿剂 (lìniàojì)
* 劑量 / 剂量 (jìliàng)
* 化學戰劑 / 化学战剂
* 十劑 / 十剂
* 吐劑 / 吐剂
* 合劑 / 合剂 (héjì)
* 吐真劑 / 吐真剂 (tǔzhēnjì)
* 吸收劑量 / 吸收剂量
* 含漱劑 / 含漱剂
* 媒染劑 / 媒染剂
* 宣劑 / 宣剂
* 強壯劑 / 强壮剂
* 強心劑 / 强心剂 (qiángxīnjì)
* 懸液劑 / 悬液剂
* 成色劑 / 成色剂
* 抗凝血劑 / 抗凝血剂
* 抗氧化劑 / 抗氧化剂 (kàngyǎnghuàjì)
* 推進劑 / 推进剂
* 擦劑 / 擦剂
* 收斂劑 / 收敛剂
* 散劑 / 散剂
* 方劑 / 方剂 (fāngjì)
* 方劑學 / 方剂学 (fāngjìxué)
* 栓劑 / 栓剂 (shuānjì)
* 止血劑 / 止血剂
* 殖毛劑 / 殖毛剂
* 殺菌劑 / 杀菌剂
* 殺蟲劑 / 杀虫剂 (shāchóngjì)
* 毒劑 / 毒剂 (dújì)
* 氧化劑 / 氧化剂 (yǎnghuàjì)
* 沖服劑 / 冲服剂
* 泄劑
* 注射劑 / 注射剂 (zhùshèjì)
* 泡沫劑 / 泡沫剂
* 洗髮劑 / 洗发剂 (xǐfàjì)
* 浸劑 / 浸剂
* 消毒劑 / 消毒剂 (xiāodújì)
* 混凝劑 / 混凝剂
* 清潔劑 / 清洁剂
* 減充血劑 / 减充血剂 (jiǎnchōngxuèjì)
* 湯劑 / 汤剂
* 減速劑 / 减速剂
* 溶劑 / 溶剂 (róngjì)
* 滑劑 / 滑剂
* 漂白劑 / 漂白剂 (piǎobáijì)
* 潤滑劑 / 润滑剂 (rùnhuájì)
* 潔齒劑 / 洁齿剂
* 瀉劑 / 泻剂 (xièjì)
* 焊劑 / 焊剂
* 煎劑 / 煎剂
* 熱劑 / 热剂
* 生物製劑 / 生物制剂 (shēngwù zhìjì)
* 生髮劑 / 生发剂
* 界面活性劑 / 界面活性剂 (jièmiàn huóxìngjì)
* 發汗劑 / 发汗剂
* 發煙劑 / 发烟剂
* 磺胺劑 / 磺胺剂
* 祛痰劑 / 祛痰剂
* 稀釋劑 / 稀释剂 (xīshìjì)
* 糊劑 / 糊剂
* 緩和劑 / 缓和剂
* 脫水劑 / 脱水剂 (tuōshuǐjì)
* 脫皮裹劑 / 脱皮裹剂
* 腐蝕劑 / 腐蚀剂 (fǔshíjì)
* 膏劑 / 膏剂
* 興奮劑 / 兴奋剂 (xīngfènjì)
* 藥劑 / 药剂 (yàojì)
* 藥劑師 / 药剂师 (yàojìshī)
* 螢光劑 / 萤光剂
* 表面活性劑 / 表面活性剂 (biǎomiàn huóxìngjì)
* 補劑 / 补剂 (bǔjì)
* 解毒劑 / 解毒剂
* 解熱劑 / 解热剂
* 診斷試劑 / 诊断试剂
* 試劑 / 试剂 (shìjì)
* 調劑 / 调剂 (tiáojì)
* 質劑 / 质剂
* 賦形劑 / 赋形剂 (fùxíngjì)
* 通便劑 / 通便剂
* 通劑 / 通剂
* 還原劑 / 还原剂 (huányuánjì)
* 酏劑 / 酏剂
* 醑劑 / 醑剂
* 針劑 / 针剂 (zhēnjì)
* 鋁融接劑 / 铝融接剂
* 鎔劑 / 镕剂
* 鎮定劑 / 镇定剂
* 鎮痛劑 / 镇痛剂 (zhèntòngjì)
* 鎮靜劑 / 镇静剂 (zhènjìngjì)
* 防腐劑 / 防腐剂 (fángfǔjì)
* 防臭劑 / 防臭剂 (fángchòujì)
* 防蝕劑 / 防蚀剂
* 除草劑 / 除草剂 (chúcǎojì)
* 驅蟲劑 / 驱虫剂
* 驅風劑 / 驱风剂
* 麻醉劑 / 麻醉剂 (mázuìjì)
* 黏合劑 / 黏合剂 (niánhéjì)
* 黏著劑 / 黏著剂 (niánzhuójì)

### References

* “劑”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00378

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 剤 |
| Kyūjitai | 劑 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 剤)
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#### Readings

* On (unclassified): ざい (zai)、せい (sei)、すい (sui)
* Kun: かる (karu)、けずる (kezuru)

## Korean
### Hanja

劑 (eum 제 (je))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

劑: Hán Nôm readings: tễ, xẻ
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