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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhù

住

住

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dig

Numbered pinyin
zhu4
English meanings
inhabit, cease, stay, visit, shack, dwell, stop, people, live, reside, populate, dig

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 主.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰亻主

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我zhù住zài在Běijīng北京。

    I live in Beijing.

  2. 02

    tā他zhù住de得hěn很jìn近。

    He lives very close.

  3. 03

    zhè这jiā家bīnguǎn宾馆kěyǐ可以zhù住。

    You can stay at this hotel.

  4. 04

    zhù住xiàlai下来zàishuō再说。

    Settle down first, then talk.

  5. 05

    jìzhu记住zhè这gè个dìzhǐ地址。

    Remember this address.

  6. 06

    tā他zhù住zài在lóushàng楼上。

    He lives upstairs.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 住址
  • 住处
  • 住宅
  • 住宿
  • 住户
  • 住房
  • 住院
  • 居住
  • 忍不住
  • 抓住
  • 禁不住
  • 站住
  • 衣食住行
  • 记住