Keyword
to reside
- to live at
- to dwell
- to lodge
- to stop
- Frequency
- #519
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
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Mnemonic
A person 亻 who hosts 主; 主 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
住
to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
居住
to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
住宅
residence; dwelling; abode
记住
to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart
抓住
to grab hold of; to capture
住房
housing
忍不住
cannot help; unable to bear
原住民
indigenous peoples; aborigine
不住
(verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly
住院
to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
保住
to preserve; to save
住宿
to stay at; lodging; accommodation
住所
habitation; dwelling place; residence
住处
residence; dwelling
入住
to check in (at a hotel etc); to move into (a house)
挡住
to obstruct; to block
住户
household; inhabitant; householder
拦住
to stop; to bar the way
留住
to ask sb to stay; to keep sb for the night; to await (classical)
遮住
to cover (up); to block; to obstruct; to shade
握住
to grip; to hold
守住
to hold on to; to defend; to keep; to guard
堵住
to block up
住宅区
residential area; housing development