址 (zhǐ) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

zhǐ location, site; the foundation of a house 7 strokes · Radical 土 (soil) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)

👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 址 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced zhǐ.

location
site
the foundation of a house

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

址 — 7 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图（数字为下笔顺序）。

Decomposition

址 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

址 = 土 left soil 止 right to stop

Radical

The radical of 址 is 土 — meaning soil. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 基增堂土堵圾垃塑填.

How the character is built

址 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 土 (earth) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 止 originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 址

地址 dìzhǐ address

请告诉我你的收货地址。

Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ de shōuhuò dìzhǐ.

Please tell me your delivery address.

网址 wǎngzhǐ website address; URL

你知道这个网站的网址吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zhège wǎngzhàn de wǎngzhǐ ma?

Do you know the URL of this website?

Tasks Featuring 址 / 相关任务

Words containing 址 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 交流居住情况、社区情况

Housing & Community · 地址

📚 介绍新技术应用及科技成果

Technology · 网址

FAQ

What does 址 mean in Chinese?

址 (zhǐ) means location, site; the foundation of a house. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 址 have?

址 is written in 7 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 址?

The radical of 址 is 土 (soil). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 基, 增, 堂, 土, 堵.

What is the pinyin for 址?

址 is pronounced zhǐ.

What HSK 4 words use 址?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 址 appears in 2 words, including 地址 (dìzhǐ), 网址 (wǎngzhǐ). See the full list above.