置

zhì

to install

to place; to put; to buy

net (罒) + [sound: zhì] (直) = place or install something

The net radical suggests capturing or containing something, giving a sense of placing an object within a fixed spot. 直 contributes the sound zhì rather than the meaning of 'straight.'

罒+直→置
直StraightPhonetic
罒NetSemantic

请把花瓶置于桌子中间。

qǐng bǎ huāpíng zhì yú zhuōzi zhōngjiān。

Please place the vase in the center of the table.

他们在新家置了很多家具。

tāmen zài xīn jiā zhì le hěn duō jiājù。

They bought a lot of furniture for their new home.

Words with 置

措置

cuò zhì

to handle

置评

zhì píng

comment

不容置疑

bù róng zhì yí

unquestionable

置身事外

zhì shēn shì wài

(idiom) not to get involved; to stay out of it

本末倒置

běn mò dào zhì

lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect

位置

wèi zhi

position

置之度外

zhì zhī dù wài

to give no thought to

配置

pèi zhì

to deploy

重置

chóng zhì

to reset

自动换刀装置

zì dòng huàn dāo zhuāng zhì

automatic tool changer (ATC)

闲置

xián zhì

to leave sth unused

阅读装置

yuè dú zhuāng zhì

electronic reader (e.g. for barcodes, RFID tags etc)

More characters with 罒

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