Spot 处
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
处 component
chù · to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 处
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue处Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 处.
咎=
+口
昝=
+日
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 处 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
不咎既往bù jiù jì wǎng
not censure sb for his past misdeeds
任咎rèn jiùto take the blame
动辄得咎dòng zhé dé jiùfaulted at every turn
咎由自取jiù yóu zì qǔ咎有应得jiù yǒu yīng dé咎jiùfault, defect
引咎yǐn jiùto take the blame
引咎辞职yǐn jiù cí zhíto admit responsibility and resign
归咎guī jiùto put the blame on
既往不咎jì wǎng bù jiùto forget and not bear recriminations
昝zǎndual pronoun: "you and I", "we two"
自取其咎zì qǔ qí jiùsee 咎由自取[jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3]