處

Alternative forms

 * In Vietnamese Hán Nôm, the radical in  is written as.

Glyph origin
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Etymology
In, this is reconstructed as *thaʔ in Old Chinese and subsumed under 🇨🇬, whence also , 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬.

With the original *–l– initial, compare Proto-Tamangic *ᴮglaː/ᴬglaː (“place”), 🇨🇬,.

may be related.

Definitions

 * 1) to reside; to live; to dwell
 * 2) to be situated in; to be in
 * 3) staying at home; not assuming a government position, or not married
 * 4) virginity; chastity
 * 5) to manage; to deal with
 * 6) to punish; to discipline
 * 7) to get along with
 * 8)  to stop; to disappear; to cease

Definitions

 * 1) place; location; spot
 * 2) part; aspect; respect
 * 3) department; office
 * 4)  here
 * 1) department; office
 * 2)  here
 * 1)  here

Usage notes

 * , like needs to be preceded by the preposition  or.

Kanji

 * 1) place
 * 2) locale
 * 3) department

Hanja

 * 1) place
 * 2) locate
 * 3) stop

Etymology
Attested in the as the Early Middle Chinese transcription, in the fragment , and cognate with 🇨🇬.

Pronoun

 * 1) you