入住 (rùzhù) · to check in, at a hotel

入住 (rùzhù) means “to check in, at a hotel; to move in”. It is written with 2 characters: 入 (to enter) + 住 (to live). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 入住 is built

The characters

入 rù · to enter

What 入 is made of

入 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.

Origin hint: An arrow indicating "enter" (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

住 zhù · to live

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)

Example sentences

我们下午两点入住饭店。Wǒmen xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn rùzhù fàndiàn.We check in to the hotel at two in the afternoon.

他们下个月入住新房子。Tāmen xià ge yuè rùzhù xīn fángzi.They move into the new house next month.

Questions about 入住

What does 入住 mean?

入住 (rùzhù) means “to check in, at a hotel; to move in”.

How do you pronounce 入住?

入住 is pronounced rùzhù.

Which HSK level is 入住?

入住 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).

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It is part of HSK 4 · Group 63: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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