处(chù): to reside

HSK 35 strokesTrad. 處

Readingschùchǔ

to reside

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Character informationHSK 3

Pinyin: chù / chǔ
Meaning: 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
Strokes: 5
HSK level: HSK 3
Traditional: 處

Origin & structureWhere 处 comes from

Ideograph⿺夂卜

To go somewhere 夂 and put down a flag 卜

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

夂zhǐ
"walk slowly" component in Chinese…
Also in 条备务复夏冬
卜bǔ
(bound form) to divine
Also in 下外卡补卧扑

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

Traditional form 處: place

Words with 处most common first

dào到chù处

HSK 3

adv.

everywhere

hǎo好chù处

HSK 4

easy to get along with

huài坏chù处

HSK 4

harm

chǔ处lǐ理

HSK 5

to handle; to deal with

chǔ处yú于

HSK 5

to be in (some state, position, or condition)

sì四chù处

HSK 5

all over the place

xiāng相chǔ处

HSK 5

to be in contact (with sb)

duǎn短chù处

HSK 5

shortcoming

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