寄居 Chinese English dictionary 寄居 translate 寄居 pinyin

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寄居

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
寄居 jìjū	寄居 \| 寄居* \| *寄居	to live away from home

Character decomposition:

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
寄	寄 \| 寄* \| *寄	11画宀 + 8	jì	send, transmit, mail; rely on	gei3	3062.1 JKMR


居	居 \| 居* \| *居	8画尸 + 5	jū, jī	live, dwell, reside, sit	geoi1	7726.4 SJR

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
寄居 jìjū	寄居 \| 寄居* \| *寄居	to live away from home


寄 jì	寄 \| 寄* \| *寄	to entrust; to place in sb's care / (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily / (bound form) foster (as in 寄女 foster daughter) / to send by post; to mail


居　Jū	居 \| 居* \| *居	surname Ju


居　jī	居 \| 居* \| *居	(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude


居　jū	居 \| 居* \| *居	to reside / to be (in a certain position) / to store up / to be at a standstill / residence / house / restaurant / classifier for bedrooms