居 — Chinese character
居
jū
to live, to reside; to dwell; to sit
- Pinyin
- jū
- Radical
- 44 ⼫ (Corpse)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 户 古
- Formation
- pictophonetic — door; meaning component 户; sound component 古
- Japanese
- 居 as a kanji
Common words with 居
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 居民 | jū mín | resident; inhabitant |
| 居住 | jū zhù | to reside; to dwell |
| 居然 | jū rán | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
| 邻居 (鄰居) | lín jū | neighbor |
| 定居 | dìng jū | to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence |
| 位居 | wèi jū | to be located at |
| 居于 (居於) | jū yú | to occupy (a position) |
| 移居 | yí jū | to migrate; to move to a new place of residence |
| 同居 | tóng jū | to live together; to cohabit |
| 居多 | jū duō | to be in the majority |
| 居家 | jū jiā | to live at home; to stay at home |
| 居留 | jū liú | to reside |
English words written with 居
居 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 12 · Analects 30 · Art of War 9 · I Ching 6 · Mencius 68 · Zhuangzi 69 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 5
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 8
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 25
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 31
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 38
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 45
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 72
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 80
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