chế

noun  

• Mourning

verb  

• To mock at, to make fun of
  • bài vè chế anh chàng bảo thủ
    a popular satirical verse mocking at the conservative fellow

• To prepare
  • chế thuốc
    to prepare a medicine

• To manufacture
  • chế vũ khí
    to manufacture arms

• To invent (a new thing)

• To pour
  • chế nước sôi vào bình trà
    to pour boiling water into a teapot