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The character 制 combines 未 (a tree) and 刂 (a knife), depicting the cutting down of a tree. Its original meaning was 'to break' or sever. From this physical act of division, the meaning later shifted to the abstract idea of control, regulating, restricting, and establishing systems, and, by extension, to manufacturing, as both involve imposing form through cutting and shaping. The knife radical still hints at this cutting origin.
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我制作了一个蛋糕。
学校有严格的制度。
法律限制汽车的速度。
他控制不住自己的情绪。
这家工厂制造电子产品。
政府制定了一项新政策。
医生给他开了抑制疼痛的药。
经济因素制约了公司的发展。
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