聚居 (jù jū) — to inhabit (a region), to live in a concentrate… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

聚居 (jùjū) means a group of people living clustered together in one region — focus is on the concentrated settlement, not just living somewhere.

verb

to inhabit (a region)to live in a concentrated area (of a group)

Examples

聚居。
Zhè ge shǎo shù mín zú jù jū zài xī nán shān qū.
This ethnic minority inhabits the mountainous southwest region.
，聚居。
Lì shǐ shàng, rén men yán zhe hé liú jù jū.
Historically, people lived in concentrated areas along rivers.
聚居。
Dà liàng yí mín jù jū zài chéng shì biān yuán de péng hù qū.
A large number of immigrants inhabit the shantytowns on the city's outskirts.

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.

聚jùgather

聚 gives gathering together and 居 gives living, meaning to live in a concentrated area.

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.

取乑聚

Meaning part形符xíngfú

乑乑yínthree men

Sound part声符shēngfú

取

取qǔ聚jù

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

聚 is built from 取, which gives the sound, and 乑, drawn as three men, to show people coming together.

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.

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