住地 (zhù dì) — dwelling place, place of residence | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

dwelling placeplace of residence

Examples

住地。
Wǒ de zhù dì zài chéng shì de dōng bian.
My dwelling place is on the east side of the city.
住地。
Zhè ge zhù dì yǐ jīng bèi huà wéi zì rán bǎo hù qū.
This dwelling place has been designated as a nature reserve.
住地。
Kǎo gǔ xué jiā fā xiàn le gǔ dài rén lèi de zhù dì.
Archaeologists discovered an ancient human dwelling place.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

The “住” tells what kind of “地” it is: a place where one lives.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻主住

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

主

主zhǔ住zhù

Same sound today

住 pairs 亻, the person radical (written fully as 人), with 主, which supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

土也地

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

也yě地dì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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