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寡居

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Pīnyīn
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to live as a widow

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *寡* | 寡* | *寡
14画
widowed; alone, friendless
3022.7
JMCH
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *居* | 居* | *居
8画
live, dwell, reside, sit
7726.4
SJR

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
to live as a widow
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *寡* | 寡* | *寡
few / scant / widowed
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *居* | 居* | *居
surname Ju
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *居* | 居* | *居
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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