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1.

Animated Stroke Order 居

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 居 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 居

居 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

居

居=尸body+古ancient

A body (尸) in an ancient (古) place — to dwell or reside, evoking timeless habitation.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 居

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5.

How to Use 居

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 居 works in context.

Residence and Dwelling

The character means 'to reside' or 'dwelling' in these words.

邻居 • lín jū • neighbour • HSK 3

HSK 3

lín邻

jū居

neighbour

居民 • jū mín • resident • HSK 6

HSK 6

jū居

mín民

resident

定居 • dìng jū • Settle down / Reside • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dìng定

jū居

Settle down / Reside

Position and State

The character indicates being in a certain position or state.

居于 • jū yú • be located in • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jū居

yú于

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 居

HSK words that contain this character.

居住 • jū zhù • live; reside; dwell

HSK 6

jū居

zhù住

live; reside; dwell

居然 • jū rán • unexpectedly; to one's surprise

HSK 5

jū居

rán然

unexpectedly; to one's surprise

家居 • jiā jū • home furnishing; household; domestic living

HSK 3.0 · L6

jiā家

jū居

home furnishing; household; domestic living

宜居 • yí jū • livable

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yí宜

jū居

livable

民居 • mín jū • residence

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mín民

jū居

residence

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 居 is used in context

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.

tā他

jū居

rán然

wàng忘

jì记

le了

wǒ我

de的

shēng

wǒ我

de的

lín邻

jū居

fēi非

cháng常

yǒu友

hǎo好

。

Information

Pinyinjū

Meaningto reside

Strokes8

Radical尸

Traditional居

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#458

Zhuyinㄐㄩ

UnicodeU+5C45

CangjieSJHR

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居安思危 • jū ān sī wēi • be prepared for danger in times of peace • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jū居

ān安

sī思

wēi危

be prepared for danger in times of peace

居高不下 • jū gāo bú xià • remain high • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jū居

gāo高

bú不

xià下

remain high

生

rì日

。

He actually forgot my birthday.

My neighbor is very friendly.

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