炮制

Traditional form:

炮製

Pinyin (reading):

páozhì

Definitions:

• to concoct
• to invent
• to fabricate
• to produce
• to process
• processing and curing (Chinese medicine)

Characters:

• 炮 - cannon, artillery
• 制 - system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower

Traditional characters:

• 炮 - cannon, artillery
• 製 - system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower