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TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
劑 character · C1 (est.)
劑 ＝ 刀 ＋ 齊
ㄐㄧˋ · jì
noun — a measured dose, preparation; verb — to blend, regulate

字源 FORM — what the parts do

刀義a knife — it cuts to a measure
齊聲qí — gives the sound, and trims everything even
ITqí → jì — initial and tone both shift
A knife (刀) cuts each portion to the same length as 齊 (grain heads grown level) — measured out even: 藥劑、劑量、調劑. 齊 qí carries the sound, shifted to jì.
意 · Meanings
(本義)齊、調劑— to cut even, blend
→藥劑、劑量— a dose, preparation常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
濟＝ 氵 ＋ 齊jìshares the sound part 齊 — 濟 takes water 氵 for "to aid, cross over"; 劑 takes the knife 刀齊qíthe sound part alone — grain heads level; 劑 adds the knife to cut to measure