Chinese Word: 住 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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Pinyin: zhù
English Definition: to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 人

Ideographic: A person 亻 who hosts 主; 主 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 主 [ zhǔ ] to own; to host; master; host; lord

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Example Words:

忍不住 [ rěn bu zhù ]: cannot help; unable to bear

居住 [ jū zhù ]: to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in

住宅 [ zhù zhái ]: residence; tenement

住棚节 [ zhù péng jié ]: Sukkot or Succoth, Jewish holiday

管住嘴迈开腿 [ guǎn zhù zuǐ mài kāi tuǐ ]: lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight)

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