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
trial separation
trial separation
old residence; former home
tumbledown hovel; pauper's thatched hut
Xue Juzheng, Song dynasty historian
humble abode; to live (in a tiny, cramped space)
to live in seclusion
(of officials in imperial China) to live in banishment
(of officials in imperial China) to live in banishment
(period of) banishment or exile (old)
(period of) banishment or exile (old)
lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
to vault
to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)
to move (from one residence to another)
immigration
immigration
Lazzaro Cattaneo, Italian Jesuit in China
Lazzaro Cattaneo, Italian Jesuit missionary
neighbor; next door
to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement
to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement
The Burrow (Harry Potter)
to live in seclusion
to live in seclusion