居(jū)

HSK 48 strokes

surname Ju

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Character information

Pinyin
jū
Meaning
surname Ju
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 居 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸户古

In this compound, the meaning comes from 户 (door); 古 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

户hù古gǔ

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 居 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 居

Common words using 居 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jū居zhù住
HSK 4

to reside

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dìng定jū居
HSK 7-9

to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence

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rén人jū居

human habitat

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xiān仙jū居

Xianju county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang

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wèi位jū居

to be located at

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xiān仙jū居xiàn县

Xianju, a county in Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang

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qiáo侨jū居

to live far away from one's native place

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fēn分jū居

to separate (married couple)

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 居’s common words

住定人仙位县侨分

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