Meaning
to live; to dwell; to reside; to stop
Chinese: 居住、停住或承受。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhu” becomes a different word in each tone. 住 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 记住jì zhuto remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart
- 住院zhù yuànto stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
- 住房zhù fánghousing
- 站住zhàn zhùto come to a stop; to halt; to keep one's footing; to stay upright
- 抓住zhuā zhùto grab hold of; to capture
Example Sentence
我住在学校附近。Wǒ zhù zài xué xiào fù jìn.I live near the school.
我WǒI住zhùto live在zàiat学校xué xiàoschool附近fù jìnnearby。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The person radical 亻 (meaning) plus 主 (zhǔ, sound): where a person settles — ‘to live / stay / reside’.
A way to remember it
A person (亻) + the sound 主 — to live somewhere.
Easy to confuse with
- 主‘Master’: the sound part of 住, on its own.