居住地 (jū zhù dì) — domicile; place of residence | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

domicileplace of residence

Examples

居住地。
Wǒ de jū zhù dì zài běi jīng.
My place of residence is in Beijing.
居住地。
Qǐng tián xiě nǐ de jū zhù dì dì zhǐ.
Please fill in your domicile address.
，居住地。
Tā zài shàng hǎi gōng zuò, dàn jū zhù dì zài nán jīng.
He works in Shanghai, but his residence is in Nanjing.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

居住live

居jūlive住zhùreside

联合Coordinate

居住 means to live or reside, and 地 gives a place, so the whole word denotes a place of residence.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

尸古居

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

古

古gǔ居jū

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

居 is built from 尸 as the meaning part and 古 (gǔ) as the sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻主住

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

主

主zhǔ住zhù

Same sound today

住 pairs 亻, the person radical (written fully as 人), with 主, which supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

土也地

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

也yě地dì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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