居

jū

to reside

surname Ju; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms

household (户) + ancient sound (古) = to reside

户 is a door or household, anchoring the idea of a place where someone dwells. 古 mainly contributes the sound jū; the household radical carries the meaning of residence.

户+古→居
古AncientPhonetic
户DoorSemantic

他在城市中心居住了十年。

tā zài chéng shì zhōng xīn jū zhù le shí nián。

He has lived in the city center for ten years.

这次比赛他居第二名。

zhè cì bǐ sài tā jū dì èr míng。

In this competition he placed second.

Words with 居

居里夫人

jū lǐ fū ren

Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867–1934), Nobel laureate in both physics (1903) and chemistry (1911)

杂居

zá jū

cohabitation (of different populations or races)

跃居

yuè jū

to vault

高居

gāo jū

to stand above

居安思危

jū ān sī wēi

to think of danger in times of safety

定居

dìng jū

to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence

张居正

zhāng jū zhèng

Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee

邻居

lín jū

neighbor

闲居

xián jū

to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement

监视居住

jiān shì jū zhù

to order sb to stay at their home, or a designated location, under surveillance

居委会

jū wěi huì

neighbourhood committee

新居

xīn jū

new residence

More characters with 户

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