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居
jū
1. to reside
2. to be (in a certain position)
3. to store up
4. to be at a standstill
5. residence
6. house
7. restaurant
8. classifier for bedrooms
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

旅居
lǚjū
to stay away from home
穴居
xuéjū
to live in a cave
居处
jūchù
dwelling place
新居
xīnjū
new residence
流居
liújū
to live in exile
移居
yíjū
to migrate
居然
jūrán
unexpectedly
HSK 5
居所
jūsuǒ
residence
所居
suǒjū
residence
散居
sǎnjū
(of a group of people) to live scattered over an area
居经
jūjīng
menstruation
民居
mínjū
houses
独居
dújū
to live alone
祖居
zǔjū
former residence
居正
jūzhèng
(literary) to follow the right path
姘居
pīnjū
to cohabit with a lover illicitly
仙居
Xiānjū
Xianju county in Taizhou [[台州<Tāizhōu>]], Zhejiang
安居
Ānjū
Anju district of Suining city [[遂寧市|遂宁市<Suìníngshì>]], Sichuan
居里
jūlǐ
curie (Ci) (loanword)
居首
jūshǒu
leading

Alternate Entries

居
Jū
surname Ju
居
jī
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

Metadata

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