Chinese Character 置 Meanings and components.

Form

置

Meaning

置 meaning[3] in English

To Install.

To Place.

To Put.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 置 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are net (Kangxi radical … (罒) , and surname Zhi (直)

Its radical[1] is: 网 (wang3) which means: Net, Network, .网wang3net

In cangjie it is written with WLJBM

How to write 置

To write置zhi4to install you should write a combination of 罒wang3net (Kangxi … , 直zhi2surname Zhi arranged in a 吕 shape:

罒 + 直 = 置

置 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 置 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 置, looks as follow:

置
Pinyin:zhi4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Install . To Place . To Put . To Buy
罒
Pinyin:wang3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Net (Kangxi Radical 122)
直
Pinyin:zhi2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Zhi . Zhi (C. 2000 Bc), Fifth Of The Legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 Di4] Descended From Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 Nong2] Farmer God
𥃭
Pinyin:𥃭5 Shape:吕
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10
目
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Eye . Item . Section . List . Catalogue . Table Of Contents . Order (Taxonomy) . Goal . Name . Title
乚
Pinyin:yin3
Meaning[3]: Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 毫[Hao2] . Archaic Variant Of 乙[Yi3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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