居jū
to live, to reside; to dwell; to sit. 8 strokes, radical 户, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 居
Strokes 1–3 write 户, then strokes 4–8 write 古.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 居 · the stroke-order rules
What 居 is made of
户 carries the meaning — door — and 古 carries the sound.
Words that use 居
| 居民 | a resident 长期住在某个地方的人 社区居民在广场上欢聚一堂。The community's residents gathered together at the square. Lesson 302, 光影定格与邻里欢聚 · 镜里乾坤与天地广厦 · Reflections, Pastoral Havens & Broad Horizons |
| 居住 | to reside 长期在一个地方生活 村民世世代代居住在这片山水间。Generation after generation, the villagers have lived among these hills and streams. Lesson 304, 怡然居处与自然物语 · 镜里乾坤与天地广厦 · Reflections, Pastoral Havens & Broad Horizons |
| 居然 | unexpectedly, to one's surprise 表示出乎意料之外 青年选手居然顶住压力逆转取胜。Unexpectedly, the young athlete withstood the pressure and turned the match around. Lesson 445, 公明远猷 · 笃行自励与经世宏图 · Resolute Self-Mastery & Civic Governance |
| 邻居 | neighbor 指住处相邻的人家 热心邻居互相送上暖茶。Warm-hearted neighbors brought each other hot tea. Lesson 453, 睦邻情深 · 崇礼敦厚与通济两岸 · Civic Courtesy, Diligence & Cross-River Harmony |
Characters that share the sound part 古
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
Characters that contain 居
More characters with the radical 户
All 7 of them, and what the radical means, on the 户 radical page.