址

阯
zhǐ
#1,845 most
frequent character
foundation of a building (variant of 址[zhi3])

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

址 pairs 土 land with 止 zhǐ, the sound part, with the same sound. It first meant 'base, foundation', then grew to 'location, locale'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

址zhǐ
(bound form) site, location

Homophones

HSK 4
指zhǐ
finger, to point at or to
纸zhǐ
paper
止zhǐ
stop, only, just, till, to
旨zhǐ
imperial decree, purport, aim

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