居 jū to reside; to store up; to be at a standstill; a family name
Made up of [尸 shī corpse radical 44, 古 gǔ ancient ]Made with 8 strokes.
The 'corpse' radical gives idea of sleeping/residing rather than death. 'Gu' (ancient) hints at phonetic
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Also uses 尸 shī component: 局 jú (office) 呢 ne (and you?) ; 尾 wěi (tail) ; 屋 wū (house)
Also uses 古 gǔ component: 故 gù (happening) 固 gù (hard) ; 姑 gū (paternal aunt) ; 估 gū (estimate) ; 湖 hú (lake) ; 胡 hú (beard) ; 克 kè (to be able to) ; 苦 kǔ (bitter)
Different tone
桔 jú (tangerine) ; 局 jú (office) ; 句 jù (sentence) ; 剧 jù (drama)Pronunciation
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白居易 Bai JuyiProverbs
安居乐业 ān jū lè yè Wishing you well in a new home奇货可居 qí huò kě jū Something that people pay good money for in future. A market opportunity.
后来居上 hòu lái jū shàng A new arrival outperforms everyone present. A youngster outstrips the older generation