址 (zhǐ): (bound form) site, location

址 (zhǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) site.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 土 (semantic) and 止 (phonetic). It ranks #1831 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 址 earth. Its radical form 土 (earth) appears in many related characters such as 在 (zài, to exist), 地 (dì, earth, ground), 场 (chǎng, field, place).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (bound form) site
  2. location

Etymology & Origin

址

pictophoneticearth

Decomposition: ⿰土止 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 址

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
地址noundì zhǐaddress4
住址nounzhù zhǐaddress5
网址nounwǎng zhǐweb address4
遗址nounyí zhǐruins6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
选址verbxuǎn zhǐto select a suitable site
原址nounyuán zhǐoriginal location
旧址nounjiù zhǐformer site
通信地址tōng xìn dì zhǐmail address
城址nounchéng zhǐtownsite
故址noungù zhǐold site
厂址nounchǎng zhǐfactory site
相对地址xiāng duì dì zhǐrelative address (computing)
回信地址huí xìn dì zhǐreturn address
办公地址bàn gōng dì zhǐbusiness address
绝对地址jué duì dì zhǐabsolute address (computing)
多站地址duō zhàn dì zhǐmulticast address
终点地址zhōng diǎn dì zhǐdestination address
目标地址mù biāo dì zhǐdestination address
家庭地址jiā tíng dì zhǐhome address
36
Total compounds
0
As first character
94
As last character
6
As middle character

址 appears in 36 compound words: 0 as the first character, 94 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 址 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

遗yí
0.68583,363 co-occurrences
旧jiù
0.63429,082 co-occurrences
窑yáo
0.5513,012 co-occurrences
古gǔ
0.54236,868 co-occurrences
原yuán
0.43824,830 co-occurrences
汇huì
0.43712 co-occurrences
迁qiān
0.4264,240 co-occurrences
校xiào
0.42015,372 co-occurrences
地dì
0.41450,391 co-occurrences
馆guǎn
0.4014,940 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

半坡遗址bàn pō yí zhǐHSK 6+

Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安

phrase
家庭地址jiā tíng dì zhǐHSK 4+

home address

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

址地改革让农民有了自己的田地。

zhǐ dì gǎi gé ràng nóng mín yǒu le zì jǐ de tián dì .

Land reform gave farmers their own fields.

99 健康网Feb 2026

...亲子鉴定收费标准(附2026年最新鉴定地址)

. . . qīn zǐ jiàn dìng shōu fèi biāo zhǔn ( fù 2 0 2 6 nián zuì xīn jiàn dìng dì zhǐ )

... Paternity test fee standard (with the latest test address in 2026)

99 健康网Feb 2026

月子餐外卖订餐网灵活吗?临时变更地址或时间方便吗

yuè zǐ cān wài mài dìng cān wǎng líng huó ma ? lín shí biàn gēng dì zhǐ huò shí jiān fāng biàn ma

Is the confinement meal takeaway ordering network flexible? Is it convenient to change the address or time temporarily?

99 健康网Feb 2026

...亲子鉴定的机构名单整理(附2026鉴定地址汇总)

. . . qīn zǐ jiàn dìng de jī gòu míng dān zhěng lǐ ( fù 2 0 2 6 jiàn dìng dì zhǐ huì zǒng )

... List of paternity testing institutions (with summary of 2026 appraisal addresses)

東森新聞Feb 2026

立法院迁址“新地点”! 韩国瑜抛“征收圆山饭店”

lì fǎ yuàn qiān zhǐ xīn dì diǎn ! hán guó 瑜 pāo zhēng shōu yuán shān fàn diàn

The Legislative Yuan moved to a "new location"! Han Kuo-yu threw "expropriation of the Yuanshan Hotel"

百度新闻Feb 2026

谱写春日序曲!明城墙遗址公园梅花绽放

pǔ xiě chūn rì xù qū ! míng chéng qiáng yí zhǐ gōng yuán méi huā zhàn fàng

Compose the spring overture! Plum blossoms bloom in the Ming City Wall Ruins Park

Tatoeba

你有汤姆的住址吗?

Nǐ yǒu Tāngmu de zhùzhǐ ma?

Do you have Tom's address?

Tatoeba

请你告诉我详细地址。

Qǐng nǐ gàosu wǒ xiángxì dìzhǐ.

Please give me the exact address.

Tatoeba

她恰巧知道他的地址。

Tā qiàqiǎo zhīdào tā de dìzhǐ.

She happened to know his address.

Tatoeba

我能问一下您的姓名和住址吗?

Wǒ néng wèn yīxià nín de xìngmíng hé zhùzhǐ ma?

Might I ask your name and address?

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 土 (earth) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced zhǐ

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 址 (zhǐ) mean in Chinese?
址 (zhǐ) primarily means "(bound form) site." It is classified as HSK Level 4, making it an upper-intermediate character. It ranks #1831 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 址 and 此?
址 (zhǐ) and 此 (cǐ) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 土 vs 止 (same 止 component).
How many strokes does 址 have?
址 is written with 7 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 址?
The radical associated with 址 is 土 (earth). This radical appears in many characters related to earth.
What are the components of 址?
址 is composed of: 土 (semantic), 止 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰土止 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 址?
Common words with 址 include: 地址 (dì zhǐ, "address"); 住址 (zhù zhǐ, "address"); 网址 (wǎng zhǐ, "web address"); 遗址 (yí zhǐ, "ruins"); 选址 (xuǎn zhǐ, "to select a suitable site"). There are over 36 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 址 (zhǐ)?
Several characters share the pronunciation zhǐ: 趾 (toe), 只 (classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc), 知 (to know), 直 (Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 址 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 址 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.