置 — Chinese character
置
zhì
to lay out, to place, to set aside
- Pinyin
- zhì
- Radical
- 122 ⽹ (Net)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 罒 直
- Formation
- pictophonetic — net; meaning component 罒; sound component 直
- Japanese
- 置 as a kanji
Common words with 置
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 位置 | wèi zhi | position; place |
| 设置 (設置) | shè zhì | to set up; to install |
| 装置 (裝置) | zhuāng zhì | to install; installation |
| 配置 | pèi zhì | to deploy; to allocate |
| 处置 (處置) | chǔ zhì | to handle; to take care of |
| 安置 | ān zhì | to find a place for; to help settle down |
| 布置 (佈置) | bù zhì | to arrange; to set up; to lay out; to assign (tasks, homework etc) |
| 放置 | fàng zhì | to put |
| 置于 (置於) | zhì yú | to place in; to put in (a position) |
| 难以置信 (難以置信) | nán yǐ zhì xìn | (idiom) hard to believe; incredible |
| 购置 (購置) | gòu zhì | to purchase |
| 地理位置 | dì lǐ wèi zhi | geographical location |
English words written with 置
- incredible
- transmission
- unbelievable
- placement
- configuration
- reset
- allocation
- deploy
- frontal
- permutation
- unquestionable
- transpose
置 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 62
- Mencius 1B.11
- Mencius 2A.1
- Mencius 3B.6
- Mencius 7B.14
- Zhuangzi Transcendental Bliss
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi Exercise of Faculties
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