(zhǐ): (bound form) site, location

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

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

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (bound form) site
  2. location

Etymology & Origin

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

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
noundì zhǐaddress4
nounzhù zhǐaddress5
nounwǎng zhǐwebsite4
nounyí zhǐruins6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
xuǎn zhǐto select a suitable site
yuán zhǐoriginal location
jiù zhǐformer site
tōng xìn dì zhǐmail address
chéng zhǐtownsite
gù zhǐold site
chǎng zhǐfactory site
xiāng duì dì zhǐrelative address (computing)
huí xìn dì zhǐreturn address
bàn gōng dì zhǐbusiness address
jué duì dì zhǐabsolute address (computing)
duō zhàn dì zhǐmulticast address
zhōng diǎn dì zhǐdestination address
mù biāo dì zhǐdestination address
jiā tíng dì zhǐhome address
36
Total compounds
0
As first character
94
As last character
6
As middle character

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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

0.811250,038 co-occurrences
jiù
0.64387,246 co-occurrences
yáo
0.5599,036 co-occurrences
0.550110,604 co-occurrences
qiān
0.45312,708 co-occurrences
yuán
0.44474,490 co-occurrences
0.442151,030 co-occurrences
jiào
0.42646,116 co-occurrences
guǎn
0.40714,820 co-occurrences
0.38813,890 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

bàn pō yí zhǐHSK 6+

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

phrase
jiā tíng dì zhǐHSK 4+

home address

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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)

. . . 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“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

你有汤姆的住吗?

Nǐ yǒu Tāngmu de zhùzhǐ ma?

Do you have Tom's address?

Tatoeba

请你告诉我详细地

Qǐng nǐ gàosu wǒ xiángxì dìzhǐ.

Please give me the exact address.

Tatoeba

她恰巧知道他的地

Tā qiàqiǎo zhīdào tā de dìzhǐ.

She happened to know his address.

Tatoeba

我能问一下您的姓名和住吗?

Wǒ néng wèn yīxià nín de xìngmíng hé zhùzhǐ ma?

Might I ask your name and address?

Character Family

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 耻?
址 (zhǐ) and 耻 (chǐ) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 土 vs 耳 (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, "website"); 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: 支 (to support), 汁 (juice), 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.