zhǐ

variant of 址[zhi3]

variant of 沚[zhi3]

earth (土) + sound (止) = a fixed place or address

土 grounds the meaning in physical earth — a location is a specific spot on the ground. 止 contributes the sound zhǐ and does not add meaning here.

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请把你的地写在这张纸上。

qǐng bǎ nǐ de dìzhǐ xiě zài zhè zhāng zhǐ shàng。

Please write your address on this piece of paper.

你知道这个网站的网是什么吗?

nǐ zhīdào zhège wǎngzhàn de wǎngzhǐ shì shénme ma?

Do you know what the website address of this site is?

Words with 址

通信地址

tōng xìn dì zhǐ

mail address

通讯地址

tōng xùn dì zhǐ

mailing address; postal address

选址

xuǎn zhǐ

to select a suitable site

遗址

yí zhǐ

ruins

配送地址

pèi sòng dì zhǐ

delivery address

阖闾城遗址

hé lǘ chéng yí zhǐ

ruins of capital city of King Helu of Wu, from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu

电邮地址

diàn yóu dì zhǐ

email address

且末遗址

qiě mò yí zhǐ

ruins of Cherchen, Qarqan or Chiemo, archaeological site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

住址

zhù zhǐ

address

半坡遗址

bàn pō yí zhǐ

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

原址

yuán zhǐ

original location

可寻址

kě xún zhǐ

addressable (computing)

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