处

chǔ

to reside

to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish

slow arrival (夂) + marked spot (卜) = settle and dwell

夂 suggests slow movement or arriving at a stop, while 卜 evokes a marked spot or divined place. Together they picture settling into a position — staying put where one has landed.

夂+卜→处
卜A divinedSemantic
夂Slow movementSemantic

我们要学会和不同的人相处。

wǒ men yào xué huì hé bù tóng de rén xiāng chǔ。

We need to learn how to get along with different kinds of people.

他因为犯了错,被公司处以罚款。

tā yīn wèi fàn le cuò, bèi gōng sī chǔ yǐ fá kuǎn。

Because he made a mistake, the company punished him with a fine.

Words with 处

一无是处

yī wú shì chù

(idiom) not one good point; everything about it is wrong

私处

sī chù

private parts

代表处

dài biǎo chù

representative office

四处

sì chù

all over the place

处罚

chǔ fá

to penalize

处女作

chǔ nǚ zuò

first publication; maiden work

处女

chǔ nǚ

virgin; maiden

好处

hǎo chu

benefit; advantage; merit

查处

chá chǔ

to investigate and handle (a criminal case)

非处方药

fēi chǔ fāng yào

over-the-counter drug; OTC drug

害处

hài chu

damage

通讯处

tōng xùn chù

contact address

More characters with 夂

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