1. 住
  2. 宅

住

Previous (品)Next (告)
  • 309th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
住→
亻主
2Radical
住→
亻human王jade丶dot
3Graphical
住→
㇒丨一一丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhù (zhu4)to live • to dwell • to stay • to reside • to stop • (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 住 zhù (zhu4)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

入住 
抓住 
记住 (記住)

Uncommon

住宅 
住家 
住宿 
住房 
住所 
住处 (住處)
住院 
保住 
停住 
包住 
卡住 
围住 (圍住)
堵住 
守住 
居住 
拴住 
挺住 
捉住 
挂住 (掛住)
握住 
捂住 (摀住)
挡住 (擋住)
拦住 (攔住)
留住 
站住 
遮住 
顶住 (頂住)

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宅

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Previous (斥)Next (添)
  • 1855th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 24 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
宅→
宀乇
2Radical
宅→
宀roof㇒N/A乚second一one
3Graphical
宅→
冖丶㇒乚一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhái (zhai2)residence • (coll.) to stay in at home • to hang around at home

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 宅 zhái (zhai2)The component 乇 is pronounced as 'zhé' (zhe2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

宅 also appears in:
诧咤姹詫秺

Example Words

Common

宅女 
宅男 

Uncommon

住宅 
豪宅 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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