處 (chù)
to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 夂 represents the meaning and 虎 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“処，止也，得几而止。从几，从夂。處，処或从虍聲。”
Components
- 夂 (meaning) — 夂 is a component form of 止. Depicts a foot.
- 虎 (sound)