驻 zhù stable
stable; station; garrison; to be stationed
怎么记住“驻”: 马 horse + 主 lord = stable. After the medieval fair, the tired horse follows the actor who played the lord back to its warm stable.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
驻 = 马 horse + 主 lord
- 马 horse meaning
- 主 lord sound
After the medieval fair, the tired horse follows the actor who played the lord back to its warm stable.
How it came to be
The horse gives the meaning and the sign for lord the sound.
用法
- To be stationed / posted somewhere: 驻扎 (zhùzhā) (of troops) to be garrisoned, 驻华大使 (zhùHuá dàshǐ) ambassador to China, 常驻记者 (chángzhù jìzhě) resident correspondent.
- Key nuance: 驻 means stationed there long-term on official assignment, unlike 住 (zhù, simply to live/reside). 驻足 (zhùzú) = to pause one's steps, stop and look.
- Formal register; very common in military, diplomatic, and business ('驻上海办事处', Shanghai office) contexts.