to dwell; to be situated (设身处地); to get along (相处); to handle; to punish (处理, 处罚)
处 chǔ handles and gets along; chù names the place and the point.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级, 三级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC says 形声 without naming the pieces in the extracted entry; the two written pieces are shown visually.
WHOLE CHARACTER
to dwell; to be situated (设身处地); to get along (相处); to handle; to punish (处理, 处罚)
处 chǔ handles and gets along; chù names the place and the point.
ZDIC says 形声 without naming the pieces in the extracted entry; the two written pieces are shown visually.
WRAPPER PIECE (夂)
a bound 'follow/go' graph (dictionary radical)
A bound piece that appears at the top or bottom of several characters; not a standalone modern word.
In 处: wrapper piece (夂) The left piece; no role is claimed from the extracted entry.
INNER PIECE (卜)
divination
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its associative role in 外.
In 处: inner piece (卜) Shown as the inner piece; its standalone meaning is not claimed here.
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