# 置

| 置 | U+7F6E, &#32622; 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 6071$_6$, 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

| | 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
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhì (zhi$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi$^2$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zi$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): zi$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): zi$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chṳ
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zi$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): zi$^3$ / zeh$^4$
* Northern Min (KCR): di̿
* Eastern Min (BUC): dé
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tì
    (Teochew, Peng'im): di$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsy
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhr$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhì
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhìh
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^4$
*** Yale: jr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyh
*** Palladius: чжи (čži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: zi$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: z
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^3$
*** Yale: ji
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: zi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡si³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: zi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ
*** Hakka Romanization System: zii
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sz̩⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: zi$^3$ / zeh$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sz̩⁴⁵/, /t͡səʔ²/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: di̿
*** Sinological IPA : /ti³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dé
*** Sinological IPA : /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: di$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tì
*** Sinological IPA : /ti²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tsy
*** MiniDict: tsy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tsr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩³⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: zhr$^6$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (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$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ȶi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi$^3$ |
* 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
    From: Han Feizi, circa 2nd 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
       jiu$^3$ zi$^3$ jat$^1$ tau$^4$ gaa$^1$ zan$^1$ hai$^6$ m$^4$ gaan$^2$ daan$^1$. [Jyutping]
       It's definitely not simple to establish a home.
* to abandon; to set aside
* to set free
* to buy; to purchase
    From: Han Feizi, circa 2nd 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

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

#### Compounds

* 一笑置之 (yīxiàozhìzhī)
* 不予置評／不予置评 (bùyǔzhìpíng)
* 不容置喙 (bùróngzhìhuì)
* 不容置疑 (bùróngzhìyí)
* 不置 (bùzhì)
* 不置可否 (bùzhìkěfǒu)
* 不置齒頰／不置齿颊
* 位置 (wèizhì)
* 便宜處置／便宜处置
* 倒置 (dàozhì)
* 倒置干戈
* 倒置法 (dàozhìfǎ)
* 修置產室／修置产室
* 僑置／侨置
* 先後倒置／先后倒置
* 冠履倒置
* 前置作業／前置作业
* 前置詞／前置词 (qiánzhìcí)
* 動力裝置／动力装置
* 周置
* 地理位置 (dìlǐ wèizhì)
* 堆置
* 安置 (ānzhì)
* 定置網／定置网
* 工廠布置／工厂布置
* 差置
* 布置 (bùzhì)
* 廢置／废置 (fèizhì)
* 建置 (jiànzhì)
* 待機位置／待机位置
* 徐穉置芻／徐穉置刍
* 恝置 (jiázhì)
* 投閒置散／投闲置散 (tóuxiánzhìsǎn)
* 抱置
* 推心置腹
* 措置 (cuòzhì)
* 措置乖方
* 措置有方
* 推誠置腹／推诚置腹
* 撥置／拨置
* 擱置／搁置 (gēzhì)
* 放置 (fàngzhì)
* 本末倒置 (běnmòdàozhì)
* 未置可否
* 核裝置／核装置
* 棄置／弃置 (qìzhì)
* 標置／标置
* 樹置／树置
* 歸置／归置 (guīzhì)
* 毋庸置疑 (wúyōngzhìyí)
* 沒張倒置／没张倒置
* 添置 (tiānzhì)
* 減速裝置／减速装置
* 漠然置之 (mòránzhìzhī)
* 無可置疑／无可置疑 (wúkězhìyí)
* 無可置辯／无可置辩
* 無庸置疑／无庸置疑 (wúyōngzhìyí)
* 無庸置辯／无庸置辩
* 無置錐地／无置锥地
* 留置 (liúzhì)
* 留置觀察／留置观察
* 編置／编置
* 置之不理 (zhìzhībùlǐ)
* 置之不顧／置之不顾
* 置之度外 (zhìzhīdùwài)
* 置之腦後／置之脑后
* 置之高閣／置之高阁
* 置信 (zhìxìn)
* 置備／置备 (zhìbèi)
* 置喙 (zhìhuì)
* 置換／置换 (zhìhuàn)
* 置放 (zhìfàng)
* 置水之情
* 置水之清
* 置產／置产 (zhìchǎn)
* 置疑 (zhìyí)
* 置而不問／置而不问
* 置若剛問／置若刚问
* 置若罔聞／置若罔闻 (zhìruòwǎngwén)
* 置評／置评 (zhìpíng)
* 置諸度外／置诸度外
* 置買／置买
* 置足之地
* 置身 (zhìshēn)
* 置身事外 (zhìshēnshìwài)
* 置身其中
* 置身局外
* 置身無地／置身无地
* 置辦／置办 (zhìbàn)
* 置辭／置辞
* 置辯／置辩 (zhìbiàn)
* 置酒 (zhìjiǔ)
* 置錐之地／置锥之地
* 膜外概置
* 臨機處置／临机处置
* 處置／处置 (chǔzhì)
* 裝置／装置 (zhuāngzhì)
* 設置／设置 (shèzhì)
* 變置／变置
* 賢奸倒置
* 購置／购置 (gòuzhì)
* 輕重倒置／轻重倒置
* 配置 (pèizhì)
* 配置廣播／配置广播
* 配電裝置／配电装置
* 重置價格／重置价格
* 錯置／错置
* 閒置／闲置 (xiánzhì)
* 難以置信／难以置信 (nányǐzhìxìn)
* 高自位置
* 高自標置／高自标置

### Etymology 2
#### 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”‎performed by 許富凱 [Henry Hsu]:
       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”‎performed by 詹雅雯:
       lân tiō lân tī tō͘ chêng-koan [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       Where it is hard is going through the trials of love

## Japanese
### Kanji

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

#### Readings

* Go-on: ち (chi, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: ち (chi, Jōyō)
* Kun: おく (oku, 置く, Jōyō)

#### Compounds

* 置(ち)換(かん) (chikan)
* 置(お)く (oku)
* 置(お)き場(ば) (okiba)
* 置(お)き時(ど)計(けい) (okidokei)
* 置(お)き換(か)わる (okikawaru)
* 置(お)き忘(わす)れる (okiwasureru)
* 箸(はし)置(お)き (hashioki)
* 仕(し)置(お)き (shioki)
* 仕置(しお)き場(ば) (shiokiba)
* 据(す)え置(お)く (sueoku)

## Korean
### Hanja

置 • (chi) (hangeul 치, revised chi, McCune–Reischauer ch'i, Yale chi)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

置: Hán Nôm readings: trí
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