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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
制裁 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
制裁 ＝ 制 ＋ 裁
ㄓˋ ㄘㄞˊ · zhìcái
verb/noun — to sanction, to punish (a wrongdoer, a state); sanctions

字源 FORM — what the parts do

制to restrain, control (控制)zhì
裁to judge, decide (裁決)cái
制裁，控制的制，裁決的裁。
關 · Related
懲罰chéngfáto punish — the everyday word for the act裁決cáijuéa ruling — the same 裁