址 (zhǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “site”. It is written from 土 (earth; soil) and 止 (stop), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
Build the character for “site; location”
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Structure
土 + 止
Left–right structure
Structure from: Unicode U+5740 现代字形与笔顺数据（7 画 = 土 3 画 + 止 4 画）；土 为义符，止 zhǐ 与本字 zhǐ 声母韵母声调完全相同，作声符
Memory aid
Ground (土) where you stop (止). Out of all the ground in the city, the patch you stop at is the site — the address.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 地址dì zhǐaddress址 = zhǐ
- 网址wǎng zhǐwebsite address; URL址 = zhǐ
Go deeper
All readings
site; location
site; location; the foundation or spot where something stands (in words: address)
地基；建筑物或事物所在的地点、位置。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 地址dì zhǐaddress址 = zhǐ
- 网址wǎng zhǐwebsite address; URL址 = zhǐ
Sound component
止 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 址 mean?
址 (zhǐ) means site; location; the foundation or spot where something stands (in words: address).
How do you pronounce 址?
It is pronounced zhǐ.
What parts is 址 made of?
土 (earth; soil) and 止 (stop), side by side. The recorded source is: Unicode U+5740 现代字形与笔顺数据（7 画 = 土 3 画 + 止 4 画）；土 为义符，止 zhǐ 与本字 zhǐ 声母韵母声调完全相同，作声符. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 址 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 址?
土. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 址?
Common ones are 地址 and 网址. The reading of 址 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.