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住
zhù
to reside, to live at, to dwell, to lodge; to stop
💡 Ideographic:
A person 亻 who hosts 主; 主 also provides the pronunciation
HSK 1
7 strokes
Very Common (3%)
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⿰亻主
i
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Component Tree i
wáng
王
king, ruler; royal; surname
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A man 十 bridging heaven and earth (both 一)
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HSK 5
Words Using 住 (120)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
住
↗
zhù
to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
1
zhù
住
↗
HSK 1
to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
忍不住
↗
rěnbuzhù
cannot help / unable to bear
5
rěnbuzhù
忍不住
↗
HSK 5
cannot help / unable to bear
居住
↗
jūzhù
to reside / to dwell / to live in a place / resident in
6
jūzhù
居住
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HSK 6
to reside / to dwell / to live in a place / resident in
住宅
↗
zhùzhái
residence / tenement
6
zhùzhái
住宅
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HSK 6
residence / tenement
抓住
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zhuāzhù
to grab / to capture
zhuāzhù
抓住
↗
to grab / to capture
住手
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zhùshǒu
to desist / to stop / to stay one's hand
zhùshǒu
住手
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to desist / to stop / to stay one's hand
站住
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zhànzhù
to stand
zhànzhù
站住
↗
to stand
不住
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bùzhù
repeatedly / continuously / constantly / unable to (resist, conceal etc)
bùzhù
不住
↗
repeatedly / continuously / constantly / unable to (resist, conceal etc)
卡住
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kǎzhù
to jam / to choke / to clutch / also pr. <qiǎzhù>
kǎzhù
卡住
↗
to jam / to choke / to clutch / also pr. <qiǎzhù>
住嘴
↗
zhùzuǐ
to hold one's tongue / Shut up!
zhùzuǐ
住嘴
↗
to hold one's tongue / Shut up!