住
住 (zhù) means “to live”. It is made of 亻 + 主 and has 7 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 住 into its parts
What 住 is made of
- 亻 rén — person
- 主 zhǔ — to own
- 丶 — dot
- 王 wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土 tǔ — earth
Origin hint: A person 亻 who hosts 主; 主 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
住 stroke order
Example sentences
我住在北京。Wǒ zhù zài Běijīng.I live in Beijing.
你住在几号楼？Nǐ zhù zài jǐ hào lóu?Which building number do you live in?
Words with 住
- 记住jìzhuto remember
- 站住zhànzhùto stop
- 住房zhùfánghousing
- 住院zhùyuànto be in hospital
- 抓住zhuāzhùto catch hold of
- 居住jūzhùto live
- 忍不住rěnbuzhùcan't help (doing)
- 住宅zhùzháiresidence
- 入住rùzhùto check in, at a hotel
Also built with 亻
- 亿yìhundred million
- 什shénwhat? mixed
- 仁rénbenevolent
- 仅jǐnonly
- 仇chóuenemy
- 仍réngstill
- 仔zǐsmall thing
- 他tāhe
- 仗zhàng1to rely upon
- 付fùto pay
- 仙xiāngod
- 代dàion behalf of
Quick facts
| Pinyin | zhù |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to live; stay |
| Strokes | 7 |
| Radical | 人 (person, #9) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 1 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) · Old HSK 1 |
Questions about 住
What does 住 mean?
住 (zhù) means “to live; stay”.
How many strokes does 住 have?
住 has 7 strokes.
What is the radical of 住?
The radical of 住 is 人 (rén, “person”), Kangxi radical number 9.
What parts make up 住?
住 is made of 亻 (person) and 主 (to own).
Which HSK level is 住?
住 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Learn 住 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.