置

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to install; to place; to put; to buy

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

罒 meaning “net” + 直 sound ( zhí )

Components 罒直

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net + 直 straight

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
置之死地而后生	zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng	(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法\|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) to deploy one's tr…
置之不理	zhì zhī bù lǐ	to pay no heed to (idiom); to ignore; to brush aside
置信水平	zhì xìn shuǐ píng	confidence level (math.)
不可置信	bù kě zhì xìn	unbelievable; incredible
置身事外	zhì shēn shì wài	(idiom) not to get involved; to stay out of it
置之度外	zhì zhī dù wài	to give no thought to; to have no regard for; to disregard
地理位置	dì lǐ wèi zhi	geographical location
行动装置	xíng dòng zhuāng zhì	mobile device (Tw)
置信区间	zhì xìn qū jiān	(statistics) confidence interval
置之脑后	zhì zhī nǎo hòu	to banish from one's thoughts; to ignore; to take no notice
传动装置	chuán dòng zhuāng zhì	(automobile) transmission
相对位置	xiāng duì wèi zhi	relative position
置信系数	zhì xìn xì shù	confidence coefficient (math.)
一笑置之	yī xiào zhì zhī	to dismiss with a laugh; to make light of
置之不问	zhì zhī bù wèn	to pass by without showing interest (idiom)
置入性行销	zhì rù xìng xíng xiāo	product placement
后置词	hòu zhì cí	postposition; suffix; word placed after
难以置信	nán yǐ zhì xìn	(idiom) hard to believe; incredible
自动换刀装置	zì dòng huàn dāo zhuāng zhì	automatic tool changer (ATC)
全球位置测定系统	quán qiú wèi zhì cè dìng xì tǒng	GPS (Global Positioning System)

Characters sharing the sound component 直 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
直 sound part	zhí	straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank
值	zhí	price, value, worth
植	zhí	tree, plant; to grow
殖	zhí	to breed, to spawn; to grow, to prosper
稙	zhí	grain ready for grinding
埴	zhí	soil with high clay content