Definitions

zhǐ (noun) location; site
zhǐ (noun) foundation of a building

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character 址 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic radical 土 (tǔ, earth or land) on the left, tying it to physical ground. The component 止 (zhǐ) on the right provides the phonetic element and historically relates to a foot or stopping at a base. 址 refers to a foundation, site, or the specific physical location where a building stands or is planned. Its meaning is focused on geographical placement, commonly appearing in words for an address, a historic ruin, or a plot of land for an activity, closely associating it with concrete, earth-bound locations.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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请告诉我你的地

Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ de dìzhǐ.

Please tell me your address.

这个地是正确的。

Zhège dìzhǐ shì zhèngquè de.

This address is correct.

博物馆的地在哪里?

Bówùguǎn de dìzhǐ zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the museum's address?

我忘记了网站的网

Wǒ wàngjìle wǎngzhàn de wǎngzhǐ.

I forgot the website's URL.

古代遗需要保护。

Gǔdài yízhǐ xūyào bǎohù.

Ancient ruins need protection.

请确认收货地无误。

Qǐng quèrèn shōuhuò dìzhǐ wú wù.

Please confirm the shipping address is correct.

这个遗的历史价值很高。

Zhège yízhǐ de lìshǐ jiàzhí hěn gāo.

This ruin has high historical value.

我们需要精确的地理坐标地

Wǒmen xūyào jīngquè de dìlǐ zuòbiāo dìzhǐ.

We need precise geographic coordinate address.