址 meaning and stroke order
Location, site; the foundation of a house
How to write 址, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 址
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) site; location
- variant of 址[zhi3]
- variant of 沚[zhi3]
How 址 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Earth.
土 gives the meaning and 止 hints at the sound.
Radical: 土 (soil), shared by 183 characters on this site.
How to remember 址
址 is earth 土 (tǔ) plus 止 (zhǐ), which gives the sound. Picture the spot of ground where something stops and stands: a site or location.
址 is a bound form, so it almost always appears inside words like 地址 (dìzhǐ, address), 网址 (wǎngzhǐ, web address), 住址 (zhùzhǐ, home address) and 遗址 (yízhǐ, ruins). Example: 请写下你的地址。(Qǐng xiě xià nǐ de dìzhǐ.) Please write down your address.
Common mistake: Learners often write 止 alone or mix 址 up with 扯 (chě, to pull), which has the hand radical 扌 instead of 土. Remember that an address is a place on the ground, so it takes 土.
Common words with 址
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
址 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 址
How many strokes are in 址?
址 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 址 mean?
址 (zhǐ) means location, site; the foundation of a house. A common word with it is 地址 (dìzhǐ), meaning "address".
How do you pronounce 址?
址 is pronounced zhǐ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 址?
The radical of 址 is 土, which carries the idea of "soil". Dictionaries list 址 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 址?
The traditional form of 址 is 阯. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 址 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 址 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 址 is part of the HSK 4 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
Can I use 址 by itself to mean address?
No. In modern Chinese 址 does not stand alone. Say 地址 for a postal address, 住址 for where someone lives, or 网址 for a website.
What is the difference between 地址 and 住址?
地址 is any address, such as a company, shop or home. 住址 specifically means the place where a person lives, and it often appears on forms.