Memory phrase for the Kanji: 居

居

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Meaning residence, to reside, live

Pronunciation

jū

Explanation

Top: buttocks seen from the side 尸, below: old 古 (originally derived from the image of a skull, hence "old"; the idea of a burial mound is also helpful)

Mnemonic
 
Where the buttocks becomes old, he has his residence.

Radicals

居 residence
尸 buttocks in side viewThis radical has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾 or urine 尿 or flatulence 屁, it is generally considered to mean 'buttocks'.
古 ancient, old, formerOriginally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful.
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 Vocabulary

 居民  jū mín  resident; inhabitant
 居住  jū zhù  to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
 邻居  lín jū  neighbor; next door
 邻居  lín jū  
 邻居  lín jū  

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