置

See also: 寘

置	U+7F6E, 置 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7F6E

← 罭
[U+7F6D]

CJK Unified Ideographs

罯 →
[U+7F6F]

Translingual

Traditional	置
Simplified	置
Japanese	置
Korean	置

Han character

置 (Kangxi radical 122, 网+8, 13 strokes, cangjie input 田中十月一 (WLJBM), four-corner 6071₆, composition ⿱罒直)

Derived characters

𫣧, 𭋏, 𪧁, 㯰, 𪙳, 𫕾, 𧄗

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 948, character 20
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28298
Dae Jaweon: page 1389, character 15
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2919, character 2
Unihan data for U+7F6E

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (直) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
置	*tɯɡs
值	dɯɡs, dɯɡ
植	dɯɡs, djɯɡ
埴	tʰjɯɡs, djɯɡ
惪	*tɯːɡ
德	*tɯːɡ
稙	*tɯɡ
淔	*tʰɯɡ
直	*dɯɡ
犆	*dɯɡ
殖	*djɯɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tɯɡs) : semantic 罒 + phonetic 直 (OC *dɯɡ).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		置
2nd round simp.		𰭋
alternative forms		寘𦌤𦋲𦌃𦋘寘𦌤𦋲𦌃𦋘𦋽𢍧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhì (zhi⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄓˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi²
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zi³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): zi¹
Gan (Wiktionary): zi⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chṳ

(Meixian, Guangdong): zi⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): zi³ / zeh⁴
Northern Min (KCR): di̿
Eastern Min (BUC): dé
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tì

(Teochew, Peng'im): di³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tsy
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhr⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhìh
  - Wade–Giles: chih⁴
  - Yale: jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyh
  - Palladius: чжи (čži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: zi²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: z
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zi³
  - Yale: ji
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: zi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: zi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sz̩⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zi³ / zeh⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sz̩⁴⁵/, /t͡səʔ²/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: di̿
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dé
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛi²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tì
  - Tâi-lô: tì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dix
  - IPA (Taipei): /ti¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /ti²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /ti⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: di³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsy
  - MiniDict: tsy^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zhr⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡sz̩²⁴/

Middle Chinese: triH

Rime
Character	置
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	知 (9)
Final (韻)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	陟吏切
Baxter	triH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈɨ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈɨ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶie^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈɨ^H/
Li Rong	/ȶiə^H/
Wang Li	/ȶĭə^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȶi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zi³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*trək-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*tɯɡs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	置
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhì
Middle Chinese	‹ tri^H ›
Old Chinese	/*trək-s/
English	put, place; set upright
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	置
Reading #	1/1
No.	17261
Phonetic component	直
Rime group	代
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	置
Old Chinese	/*tɯɡs/

Definitions

置

to put; to place; to plant
- 置猿於柙中，則與豚同。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  置猿于柙中，则与豚同。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Han Feizi, circa 2^nd century BCE
  Zhì yuán yú xiá zhōng, zé yǔ tún tóng. [Pinyin]
  Put a (wild) ape in an animal cage and it will become (tender) like a suckling.
to establish; to set up; to install
置君 ― zhì jūn ― to appoint a ruler/monarch

要置一頭家真係唔簡單。 [Cantonese, trad.]
要置一头家真系唔简单。 [Cantonese, simp.]
jiu³ zi³ jat¹ tau⁴ gaa¹ zan¹ hai⁶ m⁴ gaan² daan¹. [Jyutping]
It's definitely not simple to establish a home.
to abandon; to set aside
to set free
to buy; to purchase
- 鄭人有且置履者，先自度其足而置之其坐，至之市而忘操之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  郑人有且置履者，先自度其足而置之其坐，至之市而忘操之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Han Feizi, circa 2^nd century BCE
  Zhèng rén yǒu qiě zhì lǚ zhě, xiān zì duó qí zú ér zhì zhī qí zuò, zhì zhī shì ér wàng cāo zhī. [Pinyin]
  When a man from (the State of) Zheng wants to buy footwear, first he takes measurements of his foot, then goes to the market and forgets to bring them with him.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 放 (“to put; to place”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		置
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		放
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	擱, 放
	Taiwan	放
	Singapore	放
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	擱, 放
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	擱, 放
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	擱, 放
	Wuhan	放, 擱, 頓, 擺
	Guilin	放
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	擺, 放
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	擱, 放
Cantonese	Guangzhou	放, 擠, 躉
	Hong Kong	放, 擠, 躉, 擺
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	放
	Macau	擠
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	擠
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	擠
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	放
	Foshan	擠
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	擠
	Foshan (Shunde)	擠
	Foshan (Sanshui)	擠
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	擠
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	安
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	擠
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	擠
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	放
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	放
	Taishan	放, 跌, 躉
	Kaiping (Chikan)	放
	Enping (Niujiang)	放
	Heshan (Yayao)	放
	Dongguan	𠱂
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	放
	Yangjiang	𠱂, 放
	Singapore (Guangfu)	擺
Gan	Nanchang	擱, 擺, 放
Hakka	Meixian	放
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	放
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	放
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	放
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	放
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	放
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	放
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	囥
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	放
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	放
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	放
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	囥
Jin	Taiyuan	擱, 放
Northern Min	Jian'ou	架, 放
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	放, 廮
Eastern Min	Matsu	放, 廮
Southern Min	Xiamen	𣹇, 下
	Quanzhou	𣹇, 下
	Zhangzhou	𣹇, 下
	Tainan	囥
	Penang (Hokkien)	下
	Singapore (Hokkien)	放
	Manila (Hokkien)	下
	Chaozhou	放
	Shantou	放
	Singapore (Teochew)	放
	Singapore (Hainanese)	放
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	安
Wu	Shanghai	擺, 放
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	安, 放, 擺, 擱
	Suzhou	擺, 放
	Wuxi	放
	Changshu	安
	Kunshan	放
	Jiaxing	擺
	Jiashan	擺
	Pinghu	擺
	Changzhou	放
	Huzhou	擺
	Hangzhou	擺
	Shaoxing	擺
	Zhuji	擺
	Ningbo	安, 擺
	Zhoushan	擺, 安
	Wenzhou	囥
Xiang	Changsha	放, 擺
Xiang	Shuangfeng	放

Compounds

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		置

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tī

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tī
  - Tâi-lô: tī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: di
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ti³³/

Definitions

置

(Hokkien) Alternative form of 佇 (tī, “to be at; to be in; at; in; during”)
- 2014, 許明傑 (lyrics and music), “秋天的雨”‎^[1]performed by 許富凱 [Henry Hsu]:
  
  寫置天邊的思念你甘收到啊 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  写置天边的思念你甘收到啊 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  siá tī thiⁿ-piⁿ ê su-liām lí kám siu-tio̍h--ah [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Have you received the yearning written in the horizon?
- 2020, 詹雅雯 (lyrics and music), “難渡情關”‎^[2]performed by 詹雅雯:
  
  難就難置渡情關 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  难就难置渡情关 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  lân tiō lân tī tō͘ chêng-koan [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Where it is hard is going through the trials of love

Japanese

Kanji

置

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

置く: to put
(following a て-form verb) to do in advance; to do for some future purpose

Readings

Compounds

Korean

Hanja

置 • (chi) (hangeul 치, revised chi, McCune–Reischauer ch'i, Yale chi)

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Vietnamese

Han character

置: Hán Nôm readings: trí

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