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居住

jū zhù

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

jū zhù · geoi1 zyu6 (Jyutping)

  1. to reside
  2. to dwell
  3. to live in a place
  4. resident in

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

居

Meaning
live, dwell, reside, sit
Radical
户
Strokes
8
Components
⿸户古
Cangjie
SJR
Four-corner
7726.4

住

Meaning
reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop
Radical
亻
Strokes
7
Components
⿰亻主
Cangjie
OYG
Four-corner
2021.4

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