处处
chùchù · HSK 6
everywhere
🌐 处 = place, doubled: place-place = every place, everywhere
Chinese often doubles a noun to mean 'every X': 人人 everyone, 天天 every day, 处处 everywhere. The 处 (chù) meaning 'place/spot' repeats, so literally place-place covers all spots, in all respects.
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.
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.