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孀居

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Simplified
Pīnyīn
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to live in widowhood (formal)

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *孀* | 孀* | *孀
20画
widow
4146.3
VMBU
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 *居* | 居* | *居
8画
live, dwell, reside, sit
7726.4
SJR

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
to live in widowhood (formal)
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  *孀* | 孀* | *孀
(bound form) widow
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *居* | 居* | *居
surname Ju
 
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  *居* | 居* | *居
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
 
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  *居* | 居* | *居
(literary) to reside; to live / (bound form) to occupy (a position) / (literary) to store up / (literary) to remain; to stay / (bound form) residence; dwelling / (bound form) used in names of restaurants