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安置 (ān zhì) — to place, to settle (people or things in a proper location); to put (someone) to bed

Definition

安置 focuses on helping people (or things) settle into a new home or position — e.g. disaster victims, new employees. 安排 plans/schedules activities; 摆放 is for laying out objects in a space.

verb
to placeto settle (people or things in a proper location)to put (someone) to bed

Examples

  • 安置。
    Zhèng fǔ bāng zhù dì zhèn zāi mín ān zhì xīn jiā.
    The government helped the earthquake victims settle into new homes.
  • 安置。
    Gōng sī yào tuǒ shàn ān zhì hǎo měi gè xīn yuán gōng.
    The company must properly place every new employee.
  • 安置。
    Mā ma bǎ bǎo bao ān zhì zài chuáng shàng hòu jiù lí kāi le.
    Mom put the baby to bed and then left.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

安ānsettle; place
置zhìput; place

The settling part and the placing part join to mean putting someone or something properly.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ安ān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
罒Written in full as网wǎng
Sound part声符shēngfú
直
直zhí置zhì
Same sound today

置 is built from 罒, a net, on top and 直 below; 直 gives the sound.

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