to reside

surname Ju; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms

household (户) + ancient sound (古) = to reside

户 is a door or household, anchoring the idea of a place where someone dwells. 古 mainly contributes the sound jū; the household radical carries the meaning of residence.

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他在城市中心住了十年。

tā zài chéng shì zhōng xīn jū zhù le shí nián。

He has lived in the city center for ten years.

这次比赛他第二名。

zhè cì bǐ sài tā jū dì èr míng。

In this competition he placed second.

Words with 居

流居

liú jū

to live in exile

临时分居

lín shí fēn jū

trial separation

迁居

qiān jū

to move (from one residence to another)

迁居移民

qiān jū yí mín

immigration

郭居静

guō jū jìng

Lazzaro Cattaneo (1560-1640), Italian Jesuit missionary in China

邻居

lín jū

neighbor

闲居

xián jū

to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement

陋居

lòu jū

The Burrow (Harry Potter)

隔壁邻居

gé bì lín jū

next-door neighbor

隐居

yǐn jū

to live in seclusion

集居

jí jū

community

杂居

zá jū

cohabitation (of different populations or races)

More characters with 户