Phonosemantic compound. 网 represents the meaning and 直 represents the sound.
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冈 ridge or crest of hill (simp)岡 ridge of a hill (trad/jp)买 bribe (simp)罗 net for catching birds (simp)罢 finish (simp)罷 cease (trad/jp)羅 silk gauze (trad/jp)買 buy (trad/jp)罔 deceive罕 rarely罪 guilt罵 scold (trad/jp)詈 abuse值 value埴 soil with large惪 virtue (archaic)植 plant殖 breed稙 grain ready for grinding矗 upright
Historical Evolution
置
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
置
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
置
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
置
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
置
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
置 [zhì]
to install; to place; to put; to buy
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
置 おき
Oki surname
置 おく
Oku unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (182)
位置 [wèizhi] #952
position
难以置信 [nányǐzhìxìn] #1,573
hard to believe
难以置信 [nányǐzhìxìn] #1,573
hard to believe
装置 [zhuāngzhì] #2,172
to install
装置 [zhuāngzhì] #2,172
to install
设置 [shèzhì] #4,415
to set up
设置 [shèzhì] #4,415
to set up
配置 [pèizhì] #18,396
to deploy
布置 [bùzhì] #4,374
to put in order
安置 [ānzhì] #6,723
to find a place for
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 置く [おく] #273
to put
⭐ 位置 [いち] #1,036
place
放っておく [ほうっておく] #2,297
to leave alone
⭐ 放置 [ほうち] #2,519
leaving as is
⭐ 設置 [せっち] #2,712
establishment
⭐ 配置 [はいち] #3,636
arrangement (of resources)
⭐ 装置 [そうち] #4,059
equipment
⭐ 処置 [しょち] #5,513
measure
⭐ 置き去り [おきざり] #6,610
leaving behind
距離を置く [きょりをおく] #7,034
to distance oneself (from)
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KOREAN WORDS (15)
위치 #6,308
location; situation
장치 #8,578
device; apparatus; equipment
처치 #12,224
treatment; handling
조치 #21,567
action; step; measure
설치 #21,611
installation
재배치 #45,333
re-arrangement; re-assignment
구치소
detention house; lockup
대치
replacement; substitution
도치
inversion
방치
negligence
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