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处
處
chǔ
1. to reside
2. to live
3. to dwell
4. to be in
5. to be situated at
6. to stay
7. to get along with
8. to be in a position of
9. to deal with
10. to discipline
11. to punish
Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

处
chù
to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department
HSK 4 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

处在
chǔzài
to be situated at
处治
chǔzhì
to punish
破处
pòchǔ
to break the hymen
处刑
chǔxíng
to sentence
处子
chǔzǐ
(literary) virgin
处决
chǔjué
to execute (a condemned criminal)
用处
yòngchu
usefulness
短处
duǎnchù
shortcoming
着处
zhuóchù
everywhere
处分
chǔfèn
to discipline sb
HSK 6
某处
mǒuchù
somewhere
处女
chǔnǚ
virgin
处于
chǔyú
to be in (some state, position, or condition)
处死
chǔsǐ
an execution
暗处
ànchù
secret place
独处
dúchǔ
to live alone
明处
míngchù
clear place
相处
xiāngchǔ
to be in contact with
HSK 5
私处
sīchù
private parts
苦处
kǔchu
suffering

Alternate Entries

处
chù
place / location / spot / point / office / department / bureau / respect / classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
205
Word Frequency Rank
254 of 84,292