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处

Traditional: 處

chǔ

HSK 3.0 · 4

chǔ · cyu2 (Jyutping)

  1. to reside
  2. to live
  3. to dwell
  4. to be in
  5. to be situated at
  6. to stay
  7. to get along with
  8. to be in a position of
  9. to deal with
  10. to discipline
  11. to punish

chù · cyu2 (Jyutping)

  1. (bound form) place; locality
  2. (bound form) part; aspect
  3. (bound form) office; department; bureau
  4. classifier for locations: spot, point

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

处

Meaning
place, locale; department
Radical
夂
Strokes
5
Components
⿺夂卜
Cangjie
HEY
Four-corner
2340

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