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居
Jū
1. surname Ju
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 8 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

居
jū
to live, to reside; to dwell; to sit
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

人居
rénjū
human habitat
仙居
Xiānjū
Xianju county in Taizhou [[台州<Tāizhōu>]], Zhejiang
位居
wèijū
to be located at
住居
zhùjū
to live
侨居
qiáojū
to live far away from one's native place
分居
fēnjū
to separate (married couple)
卜居
bǔjū
to choose a home
原居
yuánjū
indigenous
同居
tóngjū
to live together
埃居
āijū
Écu (French coin from 13th century)
姘居
pīnjū
to cohabit with a lover illicitly
孀居
shuāngjū
to live in widowhood (formal)
安居
Ānjū
Anju district of Suining city [[遂寧市|遂宁市<Suìníngshì>]], Sichuan
安居
ānjū
to settle down
定居
dìngjū
to settle
宜居
yíjū
livable
客居
kèjū
expatriate
家居
jiājū
home
寄居
jìjū
to live away from home
寓居
yùjū
to make one's home in

Alternate Entries

居
jī
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
居
jū
to reside / to be (in a certain position) / to store up / to be at a standstill / residence / house / restaurant / classifier for bedrooms

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
677
Word Frequency Rank
1,979 of 84,292