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住 zhù — “to live (somewhere)”
How to write and say the Chinese character 住 (zhù), which means to live (somewhere) — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Everyday actions.
Pinyin · 拼音 zhù
Meaning · 意思 to live (somewhere)
Strokes · 笔画 7
Radical · 部首 亻 (person)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
住 is written with 7 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: a person 亻 who hosts 主; 主 also provides the pronunciation.
A common word常用词
住在
to live in
Example sentence例句
我住在墨尔本。
I live in Melbourne.
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