居 jū to live
to live; to occupy
怎么记住“居”: 尸 corpse + 古 old = to live. Stretched out on the sofa like a corpse, my old uncle announces that our flat is where he has decided to live.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
居 = 尸 corpse + 古 old
- 尸 corpse meaning
- 古 old sound
Stretched out on the sofa like a corpse, my old uncle announces that our flat is where he has decided to live.
How it came to be
The body on top gives the meaning and old gives the sound.
用法
- 'To reside/dwell': 居住 (jūzhù) to live (formal), 居民 (jūmín) resident, 定居 (dìngjū) to settle down.
- Also 'to occupy a position': 居于首位 (jūyú shǒuwèi) to rank first, 居中 (jūzhōng) in the middle.
- Watch 居然 (jūrán) = 'unexpectedly/to one's surprise': 他居然赢了 (tā jūrán yíng le) he actually won, an idiomatic sense unrelated to living.
含“居”的汉字
含“居”的词语
- 邻居línjūneighborHSK 3
- 居住jūzhùto resideHSK 5
- 居民jūmínresidentHSK 5
- 居然jūránunexpectedlyHSK 5
- 家居jiājūhomeHSK 6
- 定居dìngjūto settle (in some city, country etc)HSK 7
- 宜居yíjūlivableHSK 7
- 居于jūyúto be in (a position)HSK 7
- 居安思危jū’ān-sīwēito think of danger in times of safetyHSK 7
- 居高不下jūgāobúxiàto remain highHSK 7
- 民居mínjūhousesHSK 7
例句
- 她是我的邻居。 Tā shì wǒ de línjū.She's my neighbor.