治

zhì

verb HSK 4 #2,242

Meanings

1 to govern; to manage; to administer
2 to treat (illness); to cure
3 to punish; to control

Characters

to govern; to cure; to control

氵(water) + 台 — originally meant to control water (floods), extended to governance and healing

Examples

这种药能治感冒。

Zhè zhǒng yào néng zhì gǎnmào.

This medicine can cure a cold.

政府要治理环境污染。

Zhèngfǔ yào zhìlǐ huánjìng wūrǎn.

The government needs to address environmental pollution.

他的病治好了。

Tā de bìng zhì hǎo le.

His illness has been cured.

Stroke Order

治 zhì