chù, chǔ
place
Phonosemantic compound. 夂 represents the meaning and 虎 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
chù
place, locale; department; place; location; spot; point; office; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point
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
Most common words with 處
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to reside | ||
to handle | ||
everywhere | ||
to be in (some state, position, or condition) | ||
benefit |
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