何处
héchù · HSK 7
where
📍❓ 何 = what/which + 处 = place; 'which place' = where
何 means what or which; 处 means place or location. Put them together and 'which place' collapses into the single English word where. Pronounced héchù.
处 — 夂 (foot) + 几 (low table/stool)
Originally depicted a person stopping (夂, an inverted foot) beside a stool (几), suggesting someone settling down in a place. From 'to dwell/stay' the meaning broadened to 'place, location' (chù) and 'to handle, deal with' (chǔ). The simplified form drops the older 虍 top found in 處.