to reside; to be (in a certain position); residence

HSK 3 #678

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 678th character
Radical ⼫ (44.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 1308

Definitions

居 jū
  1. 1. to reside
  2. 2. to be (in a certain position)
  3. 3. residence
  4. 4. house
  5. 5. to be at a standstill
  6. 6. to store up
  7. 7. surname Ju
  8. 8. restaurant
  9. 9. classifier for bedrooms
居 jī
  1. 1. (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

Stroke order

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Words containing 居

Word Meaning
room; apartment
to believe oneself to be; to consider oneself as
to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
to harbor (evil) intentions; to be bent on
curie (Ci) (loanword)
latecomers surpass elders; the young outdo elders
former residence
right of abode (law)
everyday life; regular pattern of life
hermit crab
harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)
to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
to move (from one residence to another)
positioned between (two parties); to mediate between
neighbourhood committee
houses; homes
to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)
to be in the majority
to settle down; to live peacefully
to live as a widow
to claim credit for oneself
to reside in a foreign country
to hoard and profiteer; to speculate
humble abode; to live (in a tiny, cramped space)
human habitat