Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

reside

Chinese: 居住、处于。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ju” becomes a different word in each tone. 居 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 邻居lín jūneighbor
  • 居民jū mínresident; inhabitant
  • 居住jū zhùto reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
  • 居然jū ránunexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
  • 安居乐业ān jū lè yèto live in peace and work happily (idiom)

Example Sentence

他在这座城市居住了十年。Tā zài zhè zuò chéng shì jū zhù le shí nián.He has lived in this city for ten years.

hezàiatzhèthiszuòseat城市chéng shìcity居住jū zhùto residele(completed action)shítenniányear