安置
ānzhì · HSK 4
arrange for
🏠 安 = roof + 女 (woman under roof = safe); 置 = place; together: settle safely
安 pairs 宀 (roof) over 女 (woman), the classic Chinese sign for safety. 置 means to place or install. 安置 literally stacks them as safe-placement — finding someone a settled spot, whether housing refugees or arranging furniture.
安 — roof 宀 + woman 女
A pictographic compound showing a woman 女 under a roof 宀, suggesting safety and tranquility at home. The original meaning 'peaceful, calm, safe' has remained stable since oracle bone script. It later extended to verbs like 'to settle' or 'to install'.
置 — net 罒 (top) + straight 直 (bottom)
Originally a phono-semantic compound: the net 网/罒 on top suggested the idea of catching or pardoning a criminal, while 直 ('straight, upright') gave the sound and hinted at setting things upright. The meaning shifted from 'pardon, set free' to the modern senses 'place, put, set up, establish'.