to reside, to dwell
Animated Stroke Order 居
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HSK Vocabulary: 居
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 居 is used in context
1
tā他
jū居
zhù住
zài在
běi北
jīng京
yǐ已
jīng经
shí十
nián年
le了
。
He has lived in Beijing for ten years.
2
tā他
jū居
rán然
wàng忘
jì记
le了
wǒ我
de的
shēng生
rì日
。
He actually forgot my birthday.
3
wǒ我
de的
lín邻
jū居
fēi非
cháng常
yǒu友
hǎo好
。
My neighbor is very friendly.
4
wǒ我
de的
lín邻
jū居
hěn很
hǎo好
。
My neighbor is very nice.
5
lín邻
jū居
men们
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
xiǎo小
qū区
lǐ里
sàn散
bù步
liáo聊
tiān天
。
Neighbors often take walks and chat in the residential area.
6
wǒ我
men们
hé和
lín邻
jū居
xiāng相
chǔ处
dé得
hěn很
róng融
qià洽
，
yǒu有
shí时
hái还
huì会
hù互
xiāng相
bāng帮
máng忙
zhào照
kàn看
chǒng宠
wù物
。
We get along well with our neighbors, and sometimes we even help each other take care of pets.
7
tā他
jū居
rán然
lái来
le了
。
He actually came.
8
zhè这
me么
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
tí题
，
tā他
jū居
rán然
zuò做
cuò错
le了
。
He actually got such an easy question wrong.
9
tiān天
qì气
yù预
bào报
shuō说
jīn今
tiān天
huì会
xià下
yǔ雨
，
jū居
rán然
zhēn真
de的
xià下
le了
。
The weather forecast said it would rain today, and it actually did.
10
wǒ我
zhù住
zài在
běi北
jīng京
。
I live in Beijing.
Information
Traditional居
Radical尸
Strokes8
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#458
Zhuyinㄐㄩ
Components—
UnicodeU+5C45
CangjieSJHR
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality