# 治

| 治 | U+6CBB, &#27835; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6CBB |
| ← 沺 [U+6CBA] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 沼 → [U+6CBC] |

## Translingual
### Han character

治 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 水戈口 (EIR), four-corner 3316$_0$, composition ⿰氵台)

#### Derived characters

* 箈, 菭, 𠶠, 𤦮, 𤷩, 𨵔, 𩃦

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 614, character 7
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17256
* Dae Jaweon: page 1007, character 11
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1599, character 6
* Unihan data for U+6CBB

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 胎 | *l̥ʰɯː |
| 台 | *l̥ʰɯː, *l'ɯː, *l'ɯː, *lɯ |
| 邰 | *l̥ʰɯː |
| 鮐 | *l̥ʰɯː, *lɯ |
| 孡 | *l̥ʰɯː |
| 苔 | *l'ɯː |
| 抬 | *l'ɯː |
| 駘 | *l'ɯː, *l'ɯːʔ |
| 炱 | *l'ɯː |
| 菭 | *l'ɯː, *l'i |
| 跆 | *l'ɯː |
| 殆 | *l'ɯːʔ |
| 怠 | *l'ɯːʔ |
| 迨 | *l'ɯːʔ |
| 紿 | *l'ɯːʔ |
| 詒 | *l'ɯːʔ, *lɯ |
| 軩 | *l'ɯːʔ |
| 咍 | *hlɯː |
| 佁 | *lɯːʔ, *l̥ʰɯs, *lɯʔ |
| 枲 | *slɯʔ |
| 辝 | *ljɯ |
| 鈶 | *ljɯʔ |
| 笞 | *l̥ʰɯ |
| 齝 | *l̥ʰɯ, *hljɯ |
| 眙 | *l̥ʰɯs, *lɯ |
| 治 | *l'ɯ, *l'ɯs, *l'is |
| 始 | *hljɯʔ |
| 怡 | *lɯ |
| 貽 | *lɯ |
| 飴 | *lɯ |
| 瓵 | *lɯ |
| 珆 | *li |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l'ɯ, *l'ɯs, *l'is): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 台 (OC *l̥ʰɯː, *l'ɯː, *l'ɯː, *lɯ) — name of a river.

### Etymology 1

Sagart (1999) relates it to 釐 (OC *rɯ, “to govern; to regulate”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhì, chí (zhi$^4$, chi$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ, ㄔˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi$^4$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): zhī
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): zhiī
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^6$ / ci$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ci$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ
    (Hailu, HRS): chi$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ci$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): dê
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): di$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tī / tǐ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): di$^7$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^6$zy / $^6$zyu / $^6$dzy / $^6$dzyu
** (Jinhua): $^6$dzy
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhr$^4$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): jji$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhì
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhìh
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^4$
*** Yale: jr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyh
*** Palladius: чжи (čži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chí
*** Zhuyin: ㄔˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chíh
*** Wade–Giles: chʻih$^2$
*** Yale: chŕ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyr
*** Palladius: чи (či)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: zi$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: z
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩²¹³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: zhī
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: zhiī
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): zhii$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^6$ / ci$^4$
*** Yale: jih / chìh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^6$ / tsi$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^6$ / qi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː²²/, /t͡sʰiː²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ci$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ
*** Hakka Romanization System: cii
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ci$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: chi$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃʰi³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ci$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰz̩⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dê
*** Sinological IPA : /tɛi²⁴²/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: di$^5$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: dī
*** Sinological IPA : /ti²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tī
*** Tâi-lô: tī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: di
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ti³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ti²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǐ
*** Tâi-lô: tǐ
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ti²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: di$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tī
*** Sinological IPA : /ti¹¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Jiading, Songjiang, Jiaxing)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zy
*** MiniDict: zy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$zr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zz̩²³/
*** Sinological IPA (Jiading): /zz̩¹³/
*** Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /zz̩¹³/
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /zz̩¹¹³/
** (Northern: Suzhou, Kunshan)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zyu
*** MiniDict: zyu$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /zz̩ʷ²³¹/
*** Sinological IPA (Kunshan): /zz̩ʷ²¹³/
** (Northern: Chongming, Changzhou, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Zhoushan)
*** Wugniu: $^6$dzy
*** MiniDict: dzy$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /d͡zz̩³¹³/
*** Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /d͡zz̩²⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /d͡zz̩¹¹³/
*** Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /d͡zz̩¹¹/
*** Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /d͡zz̩¹³/
** (Northern: Ningbo, Zhoushan)
*** Wugniu: $^6$dzyu
*** MiniDict: dzyu$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /d͡zz̩ʷ¹¹³/
*** Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /d͡zz̩ʷ¹³/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^6$dzy
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /d͡zz̩¹⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: zhr$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /t͡sz̩⁴⁵/
** (Loudi)
*** Wiktionary: jji$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /d͡ʑi¹¹/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit治 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /tʃz̩⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡sz̩³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /t͡sz̩¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /t͡sz̩²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵³/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡sz̩⁴⁵/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡sz̩⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /zz̩²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /zz̩ʷ³¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /d͡zz̩¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /d͡zz̩²²/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕʰi²²/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /t͡ɕi²⁴/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡sʰz̩²¹/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sʰz̩⁵³/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /tʃʰï⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡si²²/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /t͡si²²/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /t͡si²²/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /ti²²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /tɛi²⁴²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /ti³³/ /ti⁴²/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /ti³¹/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /t͡si³³/ |
* Middle Chinese: dri, drijH, driH
Rime :
| Character | 治 | 治 | 治 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 澄 (11) | 澄 (11) | 澄 (11) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) | 脂 (17) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 直之切 | 直利切 | 直吏切 |
| Baxter | dri | drijH | driH |
| Reconstructions ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɖɨ/ | /ɖˠiɪ$^H$/ | /ɖɨ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɖɨ/ | /ɖᵚi$^H$/ | /ɖɨ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȡie/ | /ȡiɪ$^H$/ | /ȡie$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɖɨ/ | /ɖji$^H$/ | /ɖɨ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ȡiə/ | /ȡji$^H$/ | /ȡiə$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ȡĭə/ | /ȡi$^H$/ | /ȡĭə$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȡʱi/ | /ȡʱi$^H$/ | /ȡʱi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chí | zhì | zhì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ci$^4$ | zi$^6$ | zi$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.lrə/, /*lrə-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*l'ɯ/, /*l'ɯs/, /*l'is/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 治 | 治 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | chí | zhì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dri › | ‹ dri$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.lrə/ | /*lrə-s/ |
| English | regulate, arrange | regulate, arrange |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 治 | 治 | 治 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| No. | 12288 | 12289 | 12302 |
| Phonetic component | 台 | 台 | 台 |
| Rime group | 之 | 之 | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 治 | 值 | 緻 |
| Old Chinese | /*l'ɯ/ | /*l'ɯs/ | /*l'is/ |

#### Definitions

治
* to govern; to regulate; to administer
    治國／治国 ― zhìguó ― to govern a state
* to treat; to cure (disease)
    治病 ― zhìbìng ― to treat an illness
* to harness; to control (a river, etc.)
    治水 ― zhìshuǐ ― to control water resources to prevent flooding
* to exterminate; to kill
    治蝗 ― zhìhuáng ― to eliminate locusts
* to punish; to penalize
    治罪 ― zhìzuì ― to punish (a criminal, wrongdoer, etc.)
* to research; to specialise in (a topic)
    治學／治学 ― zhìxué ― to do scholarly research
* orderly; peaceful; socially stable
    大治 ― dàzhì ― (of a country) orderly and prosperous
* to manage; to operate; to run
    治產／治产 ― zhìchǎn ― to manage property
* to teach someone a lesson; to discipline; to make someone endure hardship to pay for his actions
       Āiyou! Kě yǒurén zhìzhi zhè ge jiànhuò le! [Pinyin]
       Ah! Finally there is someone to teach this nasty person a lesson!
       Chhiūⁿ chit hō lâng bô tī chi̍t-ē bōe-sái. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       A person like this must be made to pay for his actions.
* (historical) former seat of a local government
    省治 ― shěngzhì ― seat of a provincial government
* a surname

##### Synonyms

* (to treat):
* 治療 / 治疗 (zhìliáo)
* 療治 / 疗治 (Dungan)
* 療護 / 疗护 (liáohù)
* 醫 / 医 (yī)
* 醫治 / 医治 (yīzhì)
* 醫療 / 医疗 (yīliáo)
* (to punish):
* 修理 (xiūlǐ) (slang)
* 制裁 (zhìcái) (literary)
* 懲 / 惩 (chéng) (literary, or in compounds)
* 懲治 / 惩治 (chéngzhì)
* 懲罰 / 惩罚 (chéngfá)
* 懲艾 / 惩艾 (chéngyì) (literary)
* 懲處 / 惩处 (chéngchǔ)
* 懲辦 / 惩办 (chéngbàn)
* 拾掇 (shíduo) (colloquial)
* 收拾 (colloquial)
* 整治 (zhěngzhì)
* 治罪 (zhìzuì)
* 發落 / 发落 (fāluò)
* 科罰 / 科罚 (kēfá)
* 處分 / 处分 (chǔfèn)
* 處治 / 处治 (chǔzhì)
* 處理 / 处理
* 處置 / 处置 (chǔzhì)
* 處罰 / 处罚 (chǔfá)
* 討治 / 讨治 (tǎozhì) (literary)
* 責罰 / 责罚 (zéfá)
* 辦罪 / 办罪 (bànzuì) (dated)
* 醫 / 医 (yi$^1$) (Sichuanese)
* 醫治 / 医治 (yi$^1$ zi$^4$) (Sichuanese)

#### Compounds

* 三明治 (sānmíngzhì)
* 三明治人
* 不治 (bùzhì)
* 不治之症 (bùzhìzhīzhèng)
* 主治 (zhǔzhì)
* 主治大夫 (zhǔzhì dàifu)
* 主治醫生 / 主治医生 (zhǔzhì yīshēng)
* 久安長治 / 久安长治 (jiǔ'ānchángzhì)
* 五峰土家族自治縣 / 五峰土家族自治县 (Wǔfēng Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn)
* 人治 (rénzhì)
* 以夷治夷
* 代議政治 / 代议政治
* 佐治 (Zuǒzhì)
* 併贓治罪 / 并赃治罪
* 修治 (xiūzhì)
* 內治 / 内治
* 全民政治
* 共治
* 創治 / 创治 (chhòng-tī) (Min Nan)
* 勞心者治人，勞力者治於人 / 劳心者治人，劳力者治于人 (láoxīnzhězhìrén, láolìzhězhìyúrén)
* 勵精圖治 / 励精图治
* 勵精求治 / 励精求治
* 化學治療 / 化学治疗 (huàxué zhìliáo)
* 厲精圖治 / 厉精图治
* 厲精求治 / 厉精求治
* 吏治 (lìzhì)
* 同治 (Tóngzhì)
* 吸入治療 / 吸入治疗 (xīrù zhìliáo)
* 喬治亞 / 乔治亚 (Qiáozhìyà)
* 團體治療 / 团体治疗 (tuántǐ zhìliáo)
* 地方自治 (dìfāng zìzhì)
* 垂拱而治
* 基因治療 / 基因治疗 (jīyīn zhìliáo)
* 大學自治 / 大学自治
* 大治 (dàzhì)
* 大禹治水 (Dàyǔ zhìshuǐ)
* 太平之治 (tàipíng zhī zhì)
* 妨害治安
* 委任統治 / 委任统治
* 安克拉治 (Ānkèlāzhì)
* 安邦治國 / 安邦治国
* 官僚政治
* 宵旰圖治 / 宵旰图治
* 寡頭政治 / 寡头政治 (guǎtóu zhèngzhì)
* 專制政治 / 专制政治
* 專家政治 / 专家政治
* 帝王政治
* 平民政治
* 平治 (píngzhì)
* 府治
* 強權政治 / 强权政治 (qiángquán zhèngzhì)
* 彈治 / 弹治
* 心理治療 / 心理治疗 (xīnlǐ zhìliáo)
* 恩施土家族苗族自治州 (Ēnshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu)
* 懲治 / 惩治 (chéngzhì)
* 成康之治
* 捊治
* 掠治
* 撥亂反治 / 拨乱反治
* 撥亂興治 / 拨乱兴治
* 政治 (zhèngzhì)
* 政治作戰 / 政治作战
* 政治分析
* 政治史
* 政治哲學 / 政治哲学
* 政治大學 / 政治大学
* 政治學 / 政治学 (zhèngzhìxué)
* 政治家 (zhèngzhìjiā)
* 政治庇護 / 政治庇护 (zhèngzhì bìhù)
* 政治建設 / 政治建设
* 政治戰 / 政治战
* 政治文化
* 政治波普
* 政治犯 (zhèngzhìfàn)
* 政治秀
* 政治號召 / 政治号召
* 政治責任 / 政治责任
* 政治避難 / 政治避难 (zhèngzhì bìnàn)
* 政治革新
* 政治鬥爭 / 政治斗争
* 政黨政治 / 政党政治
* 救治 (jiùzhì)
* 敷治
* 整治 (zhěngzhì)
* 文景之治
* 文治 (wénzhì)
* 文治武功 (wénzhìwǔgōng)
* 斷治 / 断治
* 日治時代 / 日治时代
* 明治 (Míngzhì)
* 明治天皇
* 明治維新 / 明治维新 (Míngzhì Wéixīn)
* 明章之治
* 格林威治 (Gélínwēizhì)
* 根治 (gēnzhì)
* 根管治療 / 根管治疗 (gēnguǎn zhìliáo)
* 極權政治 / 极权政治
* 標本同治 / 标本同治
* 民主政治 (mínzhǔ zhèngzhì)
* 民治 (mínzhì)
* 沒治 / 没治 (méizhì)
* 治下 (zhìxià)
* 治世 (zhìshì)
* 治亂 / 治乱 (zhìluàn)
* 治亂存亡 / 治乱存亡
* 治亂興亡 / 治乱兴亡
* 治人
* 治任
* 治兵
* 治具 (zhìjù)
* 治功
* 治化
* 治印
* 治古
* 治命
* 治問 / 治问
* 治喪 / 治丧 (zhìsāng)
* 治國 / 治国
* 治國安民 / 治国安民
* 治外
* 治外法權 / 治外法权 (zhìwàifǎquán)
* 治學 / 治学 (zhìxué)
* 治安 (zhì'ān)
* 治安機關 / 治安机关
* 治安法庭
* 治安策
* 治家 (zhìjiā)
* 治家格言
* 治席
* 治平 (Zhìpíng)
* 治平專案 / 治平专案
* 治庖 (zhìpáo)
* 治愈 (zhìyù)
* 治戎
* 治教 (zhìjiào)
* 治本 (zhìběn)
* 治標 / 治标 (zhìbiāo)
* 治權 / 治权 (zhìquán)
* 治死 (zhìsǐ)
* 治水 (zhìshuǐ)
* 法治 (fǎzhì)
* 法獄治罪 / 法狱治罪
* 治理 (zhìlǐ)
* 治生
* 治產 / 治产 (zhìchǎn)
* 治病 (zhìbìng)
* 治療 / 治疗 (zhìliáo)
* 治癒 / 治愈 (zhìyù)
* 治第
* 治絲益棼 / 治丝益棼
* 治絲而棼 / 治丝而棼
* 治績 / 治绩
* 治罪 (zhìzuì)
* 治行
* 治術 / 治术
* 治裝 / 治装 (zhìzhuāng)
* 治要
* 治跡 / 治迹
* 治躬
* 治軍 / 治军 (zhìjūn)
* 治辦 / 治办
* 河道整治
* 治酒
* 治點 / 治点
* 治齋 / 治斋
* 海西蒙古族藏族自治州
* 無為而治 / 无为而治 (wúwéi'érzhì)
* 物理治療 / 物理治疗 (wùlǐ zhìliáo)
* 理治 (lǐzhì)
* 生物防治 (shēngwù fángzhì)
* 療治 / 疗治
* 百治百效
* 直接政治
* 省治 (shěngzhì)
* 矯治 / 矫治 (jiǎozhì)
* 磨治
* 禁治
* 禁治產 / 禁治产 (jīnzhìchǎn)
* 科員政治 / 科员政治
* 究治 (jiūzhì)
* 窮治 / 穷治
* 統治 / 统治 (tǒngzhì)
* 統治權 / 统治权 (tǒngzhìquán)
* 結繩而治 / 结绳而治
* 縣治 / 县治 (xiànzhì)
* 繕甲治兵 / 缮甲治兵
* 職能治療 / 职能治疗 (zhínéng zhìliáo)
* 肅北蒙古族自治縣 / 肃北蒙古族自治县
* 臥治 / 卧治
* 自治 (zìzhì)
* 自治區 / 自治区 (zìzhìqū)
* 自治州 (zìzhìzhōu)
* 自治會 / 自治会
* 自治行政
* 自治都市
* 自治領 / 自治领 (zìzhìlǐng)
* 至治
* 舉要治繁 / 举要治繁
* 舞蹈治療 / 舞蹈治疗 (wǔdǎo zhìliáo)
* 藥物治療 / 药物治疗 (yàowù zhìliáo)
* 處治 / 处治 (chǔzhì)
* 診治 / 诊治 (zhěnzhì)
* 語言治療 / 语言治疗 (yǔyán zhìliáo)
* 調治 / 调治 (tiáozhì)
* 議會政治 / 议会政治
* 貞觀之治 / 贞观之治
* 貴族政治 / 贵族政治 (guìzú zhèngzhì)
* 資治通鑑 / 资治通鉴 (Zīzhì Tōngjiàn)
* 輻射治療 / 辐射治疗 (fúshè zhìliáo)
* 轄治 / 辖治
* 輿論政治 / 舆论政治
* 逮治
* 運動治療 / 运动治疗 (yùndòng zhìliáo)
* 郅治
* 醫治 / 医治 (yīzhì)
* 金權政治 / 金权政治
* 長治 / 长治 (Chángzhì)
* 長治久安 / 长治久安 (chángzhìjiǔ'ān)
* 防治 (fángzhì)
* 阿克塞哈薩克族自治縣 / 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县 (Ākèsài Hāsàkèzú Zìzhìxiàn)
* 鞫治
* 音樂治療 / 音乐治疗 (yīnyuè zhìliáo)
* 順治 / 顺治 (Shùnzhì)
* 鳴琴而治 / 鸣琴而治
* 黃老治術 / 黄老治术
* 黑金政治
* 黜治
* 齊家治國 / 齐家治国

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chí (chi$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ci$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chí
*** Zhuyin: ㄔˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chíh
*** Wade–Giles: chʻih$^2$
*** Yale: chŕ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyr
*** Palladius: чи (či)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ci$^4$
*** Yale: chìh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsi$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiː²¹/
* Middle Chinese: dri
Rime :
| Character | 治 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 澄 (11) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 直之切 |
| Baxter | dri |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɖɨ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɖɨ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȡie/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɖɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /ȡiə/ |
| Wang Li | /ȡĭə/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȡʱi/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ci$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*l'ɯ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 治 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| No. | 12288 |
| Phonetic component | 台 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 治 |
| Old Chinese | /*l'ɯ/ |

#### Definitions

治
* Ancient river name.

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yí (yi$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄧˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yí
*** Zhuyin: ㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yí
*** Wade–Giles: i$^2$
*** Yale: yí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi
*** Palladius: и (i)
*** Sinological IPA : /i³⁵/

#### Definitions

治
* Ancient river name.

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^6$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^6$
*** Yale: jih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː²²/

#### Definitions

治
* (Cantonese) Short for 三文治 (“sandwich”).
    腿蛋治 [Cantonese] ― teoi$^2$ daan$^{6-2}$ zi$^6$ [Jyutping] ― ham and egg sandwich

### References

* “治”, 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–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)
* govern, regulate, administer, reign
* cure

#### Readings

* Go-on: じ (ji, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: ち (chi, Jōyō)
* Kun: おさめる (osameru, 治める, Jōyō)、おさまる (osamaru, 治まる, Jōyō)、なおる (naoru, 治る, Jōyō)、なおす (naosu, 治す, Jōyō)
* Nanori: はる (haru)

#### Compounds

* 治安(ちあん) (chian)
* 治世(ちせい) (chisei)
* 治癒(ちゆ) (chiyu)
* 治療(ちりょう) (chiryō)
* 政治(せいじ) (seiji)

### Pronunciation

* Kanji in this term
* 治
* おさむ Grade: 4
* nanori
* (Tokyo) おさむ [òsámú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [o̞sa̠mɯ̟]

### Proper noun

治(おさむ) • (Osamu)
* a male given name

## Korean
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Hanja

治 • (chi) (hangeul 치, revised chi, McCune–Reischauer ch'i, Yale chi)
* to govern; to manage

## Vietnamese
### Han character

治: Hán Nôm readings: trị, chệ, trịa
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Zhuang
### Proper noun

治
* Sawndip form of ci