Dong Chinese dictionary

zhǐ

site, location

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 止 represents the sound.

Components

土 Meaning component

tǔ

earth

止 Sound component

zhǐ

(foot), stop

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhǐ

site, location, land for house; location; site

Most common words with 址

Sources