搁置
gē zhì · HSK 7
to shelve
📚 搁 = put-aside hand + 各 each; 置 = place. Each-aside-place = shelve
搁 (gē) means to put/place, with 扌 hand radical + 各 (each). 置 (zhì) means to place or set. Together: hand-places-each-aside — set aside, postpone, shelve a plan or topic.
搁 — hand radical 扌 + 阁 (gé)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The hand radical 扌 signals an action done with the hand, while 阁 (gé, pavilion) supplies the sound. The original sense 'to place, to put down' extends naturally to 'to set aside, to shelve,' and figuratively 'to delay.'
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'.