placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn
置 centers on putting something in a place and leaving it there: placing, setting, depositing, or keeping something. The extended senses of employing someone or pawning an item are specific applications of putting a person or object into a designated position.
置 combines 罒 (a net) with 直 (straight, direct). The original idea likely involved placing a net straight or setting it in position, extending to putting things in place generally.
Picture a net (罒) placed straight (直) over an object to keep it in place. The net is set down directly, leaving the item deposited underneath.
For チ, imagine placing a cheese (チーズ) under the net to keep it fresh: cheese -> チ, and the net is set straight over it.
to put; to place
place; position; location
equipment; device; installation; apparatus
establishment; institution
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration; layout
measure; step; action
measure; step; dealing with
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed; yard
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
detention; confinement; arrest
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands
ornament; decorative object
preface; introduction; preamble
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
turning upside down
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
police cell; place of detention; jail