Spot 居
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
居 component
jū · to live, to reside; to dwell; to sit
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 居
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居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 居.
据=
扌
剧=
+刂
锯=
钅
倨=
亻
椐=
木
琚=
王
裾=
衤
踞=
𧾷
鋸=
金
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These words contain characters from the 居 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
根据gēnjù
according to
HSK 3.0 · L3电视剧diànshìjùTV series
HSK 3.0 · L4话剧huàjùstage play
HSK 3.0 · L4京剧jīngjùBeijing opera
HSK 3.0 · L4剧院jùyuàntheater
HSK 3.0 · L4剧jùtheatrical plays, opera, drama
据jùaccording to
HSK 3.0 · L5剧场jùchǎngtheater
HSK 3.0 · L5据说jùshuōit is said that
HSK 3.0 · L5数据shùjùdata
HSK 3.0 · L5戏剧xìjùa drama
HSK 3.0 · L5依据yījùaccording to
HSK 3.0 · L5