住址 (zhù zhǐ) — address (of a residence) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Literally 'residence + address', 住址 emphasizes the address of where someone lives, slightly more formal than the everyday 地址.

noun

address (of a residence)

Measure word · 个

Examples

住址。
Qǐng bǎ nǐ de zhù zhǐ gào sù wǒ.
Please tell me your address.
住址。
Wǒ huàn le yí gè xīn de zhù zhǐ.
I moved to a new address.
住址？
Zhè ge zhù zhǐ shì gōng sī hái shì jiā?
Is this address your office or your home?

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.

址zhǐaddress

住 refers to living, while 址 gives the location, so the word means the address of a residence.

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.

土止址

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

止

止zhǐ址zhǐ

Same sound today

址 pairs 土 (earth) with 止, which gives the sound. The 土 part points to ground or foundation.

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