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Chinese symbol for “habitation”

住所
zhù suǒ
habitation; dwelling place; residence; 处 (chù)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for habitation is 住所 (zhù suǒ), defined as: habitation; dwelling place; residence; 处 (chù).

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
所 suǒ
place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
radical 63 ⼾ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 住所.

WordPinyinMeaning
居住jū zhùto reside; to dwell
住宅zhù zháiresidence; dwelling; abode
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
所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result
所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own

See also: Japanese symbol for “habitation”.

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.