chǔ

to reside

to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish

slow arrival (夂) + marked spot (卜) = settle and dwell

夂 suggests slow movement or arriving at a stop, while 卜 evokes a marked spot or divined place. Together they picture settling into a position — staying put where one has landed.

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A divinedSemantic
Slow movementSemantic

我们要学会和不同的人相

wǒ men yào xué huì hé bù tóng de rén xiāng chǔ。

We need to learn how to get along with different kinds of people.

他因为犯了错,被公司以罚款。

tā yīn wèi fàn le cuò, bèi gōng sī chǔ yǐ fá kuǎn。

Because he made a mistake, the company punished him with a fine.

Words with 处

害处

hài chu

damage

通讯处

tōng xùn chù

contact address

远处

yuǎn chù

distant place

避风处

bì fēng chù

lee

酌情处理

zhuó qíng chǔ lǐ

see 酌情辦理|酌情办理[zhuo2 qing2 ban4 li3]

酌处

zhuó chǔ

to use one's own discretion

酌处权

zhuó chǔ quán

discretion

错处

cuò chu

fault

长处

cháng chù

good aspects

阴凉处

yīn liáng chù

shady place

随处

suí chù

everywhere

随处可见

suí chù kě jiàn

can be seen everywhere

More characters with 夂