住
Character
to live somewhere; to stay at a place
Meaning
zhù
zhu4- to live somewhere; to stay at a place
- after an action, shows it stopped or is held firmly, as in 记住
Examples
我住在学校附近。
wǒ zhù zài xué xiào fù jìn
I live near the school.
AI-generated sentence
请你记住这个词。
qǐng nǐ jì zhù zhè ge cí
Please remember this word.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 7 strokes
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Practice writing 住
Draw “住” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 住
See all 134 →住房zhù fánghousing; a place where people live, like a house or apartmentWordHSK 2住院zhù yuànto stay in hospital because you are sick or hurtWordHSK 2住宅zhù zháia house or building where people live; a homeWordHSK 6住址zhù zhǐan address — the street and place where a person livesWordHSK 7–9住处zhù chùa place where someone lives or staysWordHSK 7–9住宿zhù sùto stay and sleep somewhere for one or more nights, for example at a hotelWordHSK 7–9住户zhù hùa person or family who lives in a house or apartmentWordHSK 7–9住区zhù qūliving areaWord住友zhù yǒuSumitomo, Japanese companyWord住口zhù kǒushut upWord住商zhù shāngresidential and commercialWord住嘴zhù zuǐto hold one's tongueWord