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Chinese symbol for “abode”

住宅
zhù zhái
residence; dwelling; abode

The closest CC-CEDICT match for abode is 住宅 (zhù zhái), defined as: residence; dwelling; abode.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

住 zhù
to reside, to live at, to dwell, to lodge; to stop
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
宅 zhái
residence, dwelling, home; grave
radical 40 ⼧ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 住宅.

WordPinyinMeaning
居住jū zhùto reside; to dwell
记住 (記住)jì zhuto remember; to bear in mind
抓住zhuā zhùto grab hold of; to capture
住房zhù fánghousing
忍不住rěn bu zhùcannot help; unable to bear
豪宅háo zháiluxury home; mansion
住宅区 (住宅區)zhù zhái qūresidential area; housing development
民宅mín zháiprivate residence; civilian dwelling

See also: Japanese symbol for “abode”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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