置

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

• 㯰

• 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

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

置

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. to abandon; to set aside
4. to set free
5. 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.

置

1. (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]:

     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”‎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

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

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

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

• 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)

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

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置: Hán Nôm readings: trí

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