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处

chǔ · chù
to reside · to live
Radical: 夂 Strokes: 5 HSK 4
Structure: Bottom-left surroundFrequency: Most common
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Character Decomposition
处=夂+卜
Etymology
To go somewhere 夂 and put down a flag 卜
Meanings2 pronunciations
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
chù
(bound form) place; locality
(bound form) part; aspect
(bound form) office; department; bureau
classifier for locations: spot, point
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Words with 处 419 total
Idioms with 处 90 total Chain