置
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zhì · to lay out, to place, to set aside

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #3076
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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

罒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 置

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zhìWords pronounced zhì
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Example sentences

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Wǒ gāi zài zhège fú wù qì shàng shè zhì yí gè fáng huǒ qiáng.我该在这个服务器上设置一个防火墙。

I need to configure this server with an appropriate firewall system.

Source: Tatoeba #426406 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gěi wǒ nǐ de wèi zhì.给我你的位置。

Give me your location.

Source: Tatoeba #5630448 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lǎo shī gěi wǒ men bù zhì le jiā tíng zuò yè.老师给我们布置了家庭作业。

The teacher gave us homework.

Source: Tatoeba #332544 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài xīn jiā pō, biān xíng shì chǔzhì fàn rén de fāng fǎ zhīyī.在新加坡,鞭刑是处置犯人的方法之一。

In Singapore, one way to punish a criminal is to whip him or her.

Source: Tatoeba #429434 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ juéde zhè nán yǐ zhì xìn.我觉得这难以置信。

It is hard for me to believe this.

Source: Tatoeba #791377 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yīnggāi gěi tā kàn kàn zhè zhuāng zhì.你应该给他看看这装置。

You should have shown him the device.

Source: Tatoeba #5983678 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 置 in context

  1. Say zhì, then recall the core meaning: to lay out, to place, to set aside.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 设置 (shè zhì), meaning “to set up”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 置 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.