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住 (zhù): To live — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 住

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 住

住 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
住
亻rén · person
主zhǔ · master
住=
4.

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5.

How to Use 住

Living or staying somewhere

住 + place

Use 住 before or with a place phrase to talk about living or staying.

住在 • zhù zài • live at/in
zhù住
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 住

住院 • zhù yuàn • to be in hospital
HSK 3.0 · L3
zhù住
yuàn
7.

Example Sentences

tā他
yào要
zài在
jiǔ酒
diàn店
zhù住
sān

Information

Pinyinzhù
Meaningto live; stay (a number of nights)
Strokes7
Radical亻
Traditional住
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#32
Zhuyinㄓㄨˋ
UnicodeU+4F4F
CangjieOYG
亻rén · person
+主zhǔ · master
zài在

live at/in

住家里 • zhù jiā lǐ • live at home
zhù住
jiā家
lǐ里

live at home

住酒店 • zhù jiǔ diàn • stay at a hotel
zhù住
jiǔ酒
diàn店

stay at a hotel

院

to be in hospital

入住 • rù zhù • to check in; to move in
HSK 3.0 · L4
rù入
zhù住

to check in; to move in

住址 • zhù zhǐ • address
HSK 3.0 · L5
zhù住
zhǐ址

address

住宿 • zhù sù • to stay at
HSK 3.0 · L5
zhù住
sù宿

to stay at

住房 • zhù fáng • housing
HSK 3.0 · L5
zhù住
fáng房

housing

居住 • jū zhù • live; reside; dwell
HSK 6
jū居
zhù住

live; reside; dwell

三
tiān天
。

He will stay at the hotel for three nights.

wǒ我
zhù住
zài在
běi北
jīng京
。

I live in Beijing.

qǐng请
tián填
xiě写
nín您
de的
xiáng详
xì细
zhù住
zhǐ址
。

Please fill in your detailed address

qǐng请
jì记
zhù住
míng明
tiān天
de的
zhòng重
yào要
huì会
yì议
。

Please remember the important meeting tomorrow

zhè这
ge个
chéng城
shì市
de的
zhù住
fáng房
jià价
gé格
hěn很
gāo高
。

Housing prices are very high in this city

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