Usage of the character 居

surname Ju

jī

居

[居]

(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

jū

居

[居]

to reside
to be (in a certain position)
to store up
to be at a standstill
residence
house
restaurant
classifier for bedrooms

rénjū

人居

[人居]

human habitat

jūzhù

居住

[居住]

to reside
to dwell
to live in a place
resident in

zhéjū

谪居

[謫居]

(of officials in imperial China) to live in banishment

xuéjū

穴居

[穴居]

to live in a cave
(of animals) to be of burrowing habit

jūjiā

居家

[居家]

to live at home
to stay at home
home (schooling etc)
in-home (care etc)
household (repairs etc)
living (environment etc)

liújū

流居

[流居]

to live in exile

zájū

杂居

[雜居]

cohabitation (of different populations or races)
to coexist

Xiānjū

仙居

[仙居]

Xianju county in Taizhou 台州 ( Tāizhōu), Zhejiang

jūxīn

居心

[居心]

to harbor (evil) intentions
to be bent on
a tranquil heart or mind

guǎjū

寡居

[寡居]

to live as a widow

wēnjū

温居

[溫居]

to have a housewarming party
to celebrate moving into a new home

jūzhèng

居正

[居正]

(literary) to follow the right path

fēnjū

分居

[分居]

to separate (married couple)
to live apart (of husband and wife, family members)

ānjū

安居

[安居]

to settle down
to live peacefully

jūshì

居室

[居室]

room
apartment

dìngjū

定居

[定居]

to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence

jūzhōng

居中

[居中]

to be between two parties (as in mediation)
to be in the middle; to be in between
(page layout) to be centered

jūrán

居然

[居然]

unexpectedly
to one's surprise
go so far as to

jūchǔ

居处

[居處]

to live
to reside

yuèjū

跃居

[躍居]

to vault

lüjū

旅居

[旅居]

to stay away from home
residence abroad
sojourn

sǎnjū

散居

[散居]

(of a group of people) to live scattered over an area

qiáojū

侨居

[僑居]

to live far away from one's native place
to reside in a foreign country

jùjū

聚居

[聚居]

to inhabit a region (esp. ethnic group)
to congregate

jūliú

居留

[居留]

residence
to reside

dújū

独居

[獨居]

to live alone
to live a solitary existence

yùjū

寓居

[寓居]

to make one's home in
to reside in
to inhabit

biǎnjū

贬居

[貶居]

(period of) banishment or exile (old)

bǔjū

卜居

[卜居]

to choose a home

suǒjū

所居

[所居]

residence
dwelling
dwelling place

wèijū

位居

[位居]

to be located at

zhùjū

住居

[住居]

to live
to reside

jūsuǒ

居所

[居所]

residence

jūlǐ

居里

[居里]

curie (Ci) (loanword)

gùjū

故居

[故居]

former residence

jíjū

集居

[集居]

community
living together

jūshǒu

居首

[居首]

leading
in first place
top of the list

zìjū

自居

[自居]

to consider oneself as
to believe oneself to be

jūdì

居第

[居第]

housing
high-class residence

jūrén

居人

[居人]

inhabitant

jūshuāng

居孀

[居孀]

to remain widowed (formal)

jūduō

居多

[居多]

to be in the majority

ǒujū

耦居

[耦居]

to live together (as husband and wife)

jūsāng

居丧

[居喪]

to observe the ritual mourning

yíjū

宜居

[宜居]

livable

shuāngjū

孀居

[孀居]

to live in widowhood (formal)

āijū

埃居

[埃居]

écu (French coin, discontinued by the end of the 18th century)

jìjū

寄居

[寄居]

to live away from home

Jūcháo

居巢

[居巢]

Juchao district of Chaohu city 巢湖 ( Cháohú), Anhui

jūwèi

居位

[居位]

to occupy a high position (in administration)

pīnjū

姘居

[姘居]

to cohabit with a lover illicitly

zǔjū

祖居

[祖居]

former residence
one's original home

tóngjū

同居

[同居]

to live together
to cohabit

xīnjū

新居

[新居]

new residence
new home

jūchù

居处

[居處]

dwelling place
home

yǒngjū

永居

[永居]

permanent residency (abbr. for 永久居留權／永久居留权 (yǒngjiǔjūliúquán))

wōjū

蜗居

[蝸居]

humble abode
to live (in a tiny, cramped space)

jūmín

居民

[居民]

resident; inhabitant

yuánjū

原居

[原居]

indigenous

guānjū

鳏居

[鰥居]

to live as a widower

jūlǐ

居礼

[居禮]

see 居里 (jūlǐ)

yíjū

移居

[移居]

to migrate
to move to a new place of residence

qǐjū

起居

[起居]

everyday life
regular pattern of life

Anjū

安居

[安居]

Anju district of Suining city 遂寧市／遂宁市 ( Suìníngshì), Sichuan

qúnjū

群居

[群居]

to live together (in a large group or flock)

péngjū

蓬居

[蓬居]

pauper's thatched hut

jiājū

家居

[家居]

home; residence
to stay at home (unemployed)

jūzhái

居宅

[居宅]

dwelling

gāojū

高居

[高居]

to stand above
to occupy an important position
to rank (among the top few)

jūjīng

居经

[居經]

menstruation
regular periods

zhéjū

蛰居

[蟄居]

to live in seclusion

jūqí

居奇

[居奇]

to hoard
to speculate
profiteering

mínjū

民居

[民居]

houses
homes

jiùjū

旧居

[舊居]

old residence
former home

línjū

邻居

[鄰居]

neighbor
next door
CL:個／个 (gè)

niǎojū

鸟居

[鳥居]

torii (gateway of a Shinto shrine) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鳥居 "torii")

xiánjū

闲居

[閑居]

to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement
to stay home with nothing to do
to lead a solitary life

jūgōng

居功

[居功]

to claim credit for oneself

Lòujū

陋居

[陋居]

The Burrow (Harry Potter)

jūjiān

居间

[居間]

positioned between (two parties)
to mediate between

qiānjū

迁居

[遷居]

to move (from one residence to another)

kèjū

客居

[客居]

to live in a foreign place
to live somewhere as a guest

yǐnjū

隐居

[隱居]

to live in seclusion

jūguān

居官

[居官]

to secure a position
to take an official appointment

jūzhùzhě

居住者

[居住者]

inhabitant

Zhāng Jūzhèng

张居正

[張居正]

Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee

jūjiǔwū

居酒屋

[居酒屋]

izakaya (a kind of traditional Japanese pub)

jūmínqū

居民区

[居民區]

residential area
neighborhood

Jūcháoqū

居巢区

[居巢區]

Juchao district of Chaohu city 巢湖市 ( Cháohúshì), Anhui

jūzhùyú

居住于

[居住於]

to inhabit

dìngjūdiǎn

定居点

[定居點]

settlement

lüjūchē

旅居车

[旅居車]

motorhome
RV (recreational vehicle)

jūzhùdì

居住地

[居住地]

current address
place of residence

Bái Jūyì

白居易

[白居易]

Bai Juyi (772-846), Tang dynasty poet

jūmíndiǎn

居民点

[居民點]

residential area

Jūyōngguān

居庸关

[居庸關]

Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區／昌平区 ( Chāngpíngqū)

jìjūxiè

寄居蟹

[寄居蟹]

hermit crab

xuéjūrén

穴居人

[穴居人]

cave man

jūwěihuì

居委会

[居委會]

neighbourhood committee

Bái'ānjū

白安居

[白安居]

B&Q (DIY and home improvement retailer)

Anjūqū

安居区

[安居區]

Anju district of Suining city 遂寧市／遂宁市 ( Suìníngshì), Sichuan

Xiānjūxiàn

仙居县

[仙居縣]

Xianju county in Taizhou 台州 ( Tāizhōu), Zhejiang

qǐjūjiān

起居间

[起居間]

living room

Guō Jūjìng

郭居静

[郭居靜]

Lazzaro Cattaneo (1560-1640), Italian Jesuit missionary in China

jūliúzhèng

居留证

[居留證]

residence permit

Xuē Jūzhèng

薛居正

[薛居正]

Xue Juzheng (912-981), Song historian and compiler of History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史／旧五代史

qǐjūshì

起居室

[起居室]

living room
sitting room

jūliúquán

居留权

[居留權]

right of abode (law)

dújūshí

独居石

[獨居石]

monazite

jùjūdì

聚居地

[聚居地]

inhabited land
habitat

jūzhùzhèng

居住证

[居住證]

residence permit

jūmínlóu

居民楼

[居民樓]

apartment building
residential tower

Jūlǔshì

居鲁士

[居魯士]

Cyrus (name)

dìngjūzhě

定居者

[定居者]

settler

Jūlǐ Fūren

居里夫人

[居里夫人]

see 居禮夫人／居礼夫人 ( Jūlǐ Fūren)

jūgāobùxià

居高不下

[居高不下]

(of prices, rates etc) to remain high

jūmíndiǎnr

居民点儿

[居民點兒]

variant of 居民點／居民点 (jūmíndiǎn)

tuìjū'èrxiàn

退居二线

[退居二線]

to withdraw to the second line of duty
to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)

túnjījūqí

囤积居奇

[囤積居奇]

to hoard and profiteer
to speculate

zájūdìqū

杂居地区

[雜居地區]

area of mixed habitation

hòuláijūshàng

后来居上

[後來居上]

lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation
the pupil surpasses the master

ānjūlèyè

安居乐业

[安居樂業]

to live in peace and work happily (idiom)

jūzhōngduìqí

居中对齐

[居中對齊]

centered alignment (typography)

qǐjūzuòxī

起居作息

[起居作息]

lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
fig. everyday life; daily routine; to go about one's daily life

jiānshìjūzhù

监视居住

[監視居住]

(PRC law) residential surveillance
to order sb to stay at their home, or a designated location, under surveillance

Jūlǐ Fūren

居礼夫人

[居禮夫人]

Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), Nobel laureate in both physics (1903) and chemistry (1911)

dāngdìjūmín

当地居民

[當地居民]

a local person
the local population

jūxīnhézài

居心何在

[居心何在]

What's (he) up to?
What's the motive behind all this?

jūgāolínxià

居高临下

[居高臨下]

lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
fig. to occupy a commanding position
to assume a haughty attitude

jū'ānsīwēi

居安思危

[居安思危]

to think of danger in times of safety
to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)

gébìlínjū

隔壁邻居

[隔壁鄰居]

next-door neighbor

jiājūmàichǎng

家居卖场

[家居賣場]

furniture store
furniture mall

qiáojūqúnshǒu

翘居群首

[翹居群首]

head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
outstanding

qiānjūyímín

迁居移民

[遷居移民]

immigration

jūwúdìngsuǒ

居无定所

[居無定所]

to be without a fixed residence (idiom)

yǒngjiǔjūmín

永久居民

[永久居民]

permanent resident
person with the right to live in a country or territory

gōngchéngbùjū

功成不居

[功成不居]

not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)

jūxīnpǒcè

居心叵测

[居心叵測]

harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)

línshífēnjū

临时分居

[臨時分居]

trial separation

ānjūgōngchéng

安居工程

[安居工程]

housing project for low-income urban residents

jūgōngzì'ào

居功自傲

[居功自傲]

satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others

jūxīnxiǎn'è

居心险恶

[居心險惡]

to have sinister motives

jūxīnbùliáng

居心不良

[居心不良]

to harbor evil intentions (idiom)

qíhuòkějū

奇货可居

[奇貨可居]

rare commodity worth hoarding
object for profiteering

yǒngjiǔjūliúquán

永久居留权

[永久居留權]

permanent residency

Jūlǔshì Dàdì

居鲁士大帝

[居魯士大帝]

Cyrus the Great (ca. 600-530 BC), the founder of the Persian Empire and the conqueror of Babylon

yǒngjiǔjūliúzhèng

永久居留证

[永久居留證]

permanent residency permit

yǐlǎodàzìjū

以老大自居

[以老大自居]

regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status

mínzúzájūdìqū

民族杂居地区

[民族雜居地區]

mixed ethnic area

wàiguórénjūzhùzhèngmíng

外国人居住证明

[外國人居住證明]

foreigner's certificate of residence

jūmínxiāofèijiàgézhǐshù

居民消费价格指数

[居民消費價格指數]

consumer price index CPI