chù chǔ chu

place; location; spot

HSK 4 #206

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 206th character
Radical ⼡ (34.2)
Strokes 5
Index # 294
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

处 chù
  1. 1. place
  2. 2. location
  3. 3. spot
  4. 4. point
  5. 5. office
  6. 6. department
  7. 7. bureau
  8. 8. respect
  9. 9. classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point
处 chǔ
  1. 1. to deal with
  2. 2. to get along with
  3. 3. to be in
  4. 4. to be situated at
  5. 5. to stay
  6. 6. to live
  7. 7. to reside
  8. 8. to dwell
  9. 9. to be in a position of
  10. 10. to discipline
  11. 11. to punish

Stroke order

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Words containing 处

Word Meaning
out in the open; clear place
afflicted part
hot treatment (e.g. of metal)
to punish; to handle; to deal with (literary)
temporary store; cloak-room; left-luggage office
joint
to impose an additional penalty
central processing unit (CPU)
string processing (computing)
junction (of roads); confluence (of two rivers)
see 人往高處走,人往高处走,水往低处流[ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2]
one should constantly strive to make progress
it's a small world (idiom)
representative office
signal processing
deep in one's heart
notary office
reprocessing
to analyze and treat; analysis processing; to parse
found everywhere; ubiquitous; commonplace
to treat; to handle
timely handling; a stitch in time
the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
merit; positive point; redeeming quality
whither