居 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

居 English definition

  • to reside
  • to be (in a certain position)
  • to store up
  • to be at a standstill
  • residence
  • house
  • restaurant
  • classifier for bedrooms

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : (feminine name); (star);
  • : (used in female names);
  • : mountain name;
  • : to capture; to restrain; to constrain; to adhere rigidly to; inflexible;
  • : to hold with both hands; to grasp firmly; fig. to offer up sincerely;
  • : Zelkowa acuminata;
  • : macaque; to spy; to lie in ambush;
  • : ornamental gems for belt;
  • : gangrene;
  • : net for catching rabbits;
  • : dried poultry;
  • : (hemp); sack cloth;
  • : Hydrophilus cognatus;
  • : garment;
  • : to hesitate; to mark time;
  • : leather ball; Taiwan pr. [ju2];
  • : to mend by stapling or cramping broken pieces together;
  • : osprey; fish hawk;
  • : to bring up; to rear; Taiwan pr. [ju2];
  • : colt;

Sentences examples with 居

  • 我跟邻居们的关系非常好。
    Wǒ gēn línjūmen de guānxì fēicháng hǎo.
  • 我们是邻居,应该互相帮助。
    Wǒmen shì línjū, yīnggāi hùxiāng bāngzhù.

Words containing 居, by HSK level