剂 jì dose
dose; medicine; measure word for medicines
How to remember 剂: 齐 tidy + 刂 knife = dose. The tidy pharmacist cuts each pill in half with a tiny knife so the little boy gets the right dose.
Component breakdown
剂 = 齐 tidy + 刂 knife
- 齐 tidy
- 刂 knife
The tidy pharmacist cuts each pill in half with a tiny knife so the little boy gets the right dose.
How it is used
- A prepared dose/agent, and the measure word for doses of medicine - 一剂药 (yí jì yào) one dose of medicine, 剂量 (jìliàng) dosage.
- Names functional substances by their job - 添加剂 (tiānjiājì) additive, 兴奋剂 (xīngfènjì) stimulant/doping agent, 洗涤剂 detergent.
- So the -剂 suffix reliably marks 'agent that does X'.