居

jū

“To reside” in Chinese is 居 (jū).

Other characters with the syllable ju: see all 21 →

Meaning

to reside
to be (in a certain position)
to store up

Show 7 more meanings

to be at a standstill
residence
house
restaurant
classifier for bedrooms
surname Ju
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

Example

巴西的居民快数到2亿。

Brazil has almost 200 million inhabitants.

From 居民 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 居

居民jūmínresident; inhabitantHSK 4 居住jūzhùto resideHSK 4 居然jūránunexpectedlyHSK 5 邻居línjūneighborHSK 5 定居dìngjūto settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residenceHSK 7-9 居民楼jūmínlóuapartment buildingHSK 7-9 居高临下jūgāo-línxiàlit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)HSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

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