置 zhì to install; to place; to put

Made up of [罒 wǎng net radical 122, 直 zhí straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable ]
Made with 13 strokes.

Zhi (straight) is the phonetic underneath the 'net' radical, can be remembered as straightening out nets

Related characters


Also uses 罒 wǎng component: 罗 luó (gauze) 署 shǔ (office)
Also uses 直 zhí component: 真 zhēn (really) 值 zhí (value) ; 植 zhí (to plant)

Sounds same

志 zhì (aspiration) ; 至 zhì (to arrive) ; 治 zhì (to rule) ; 致 zhì (to send)

Different tone

只 zhī (one) ; 之 zhī (him) ; 知 zhī (to know) ; 支 zhī (to support) ; 枝 zhī (branch) ; 直 zhí (straight) ; 值 zhí (value) ; 植 zhí (to plant) ; 纸 zhǐ (paper) ; 止 zhǐ (to stop) ; 夂 zhǐ (walk slowly)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

推心置腹 tuī xīn zhì fù Put give someone your full support - body and soul. To trust someone implicitly.