居留权 (jū liú quán) — right of residence (legal permission to live in a foreign country)

Definition

Legal permission to live in a foreign country, distinct from 居住 (just residing) — it is an official right granted by a state.

noun
right of residence (legal permission to live in a foreign country)

Examples

  • 居留权。
    Tā shēn qǐng le yǒng jiǔ jū liú quán.
    He applied for permanent residence rights.
  • 居留权。
    Chí yǒu jū liú quán de wài guó rén kě yǐ zài zhè lǐ gōng zuò.
    Foreigners who hold residence rights can work here.
  • 居留权。
    Tā de jū liú quán jiāng zài xià ge yuè dào qī.
    Her residence rights will expire next month.

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.

居留residence
居jūdwell留liústay
联合Side by side
权quánright

居 and 留 together mean residence; 权 names the legal right, so the phrase means right to reside.

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
卯
卯mǎo留liú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

留 combines 田 (field) with 卯, which gives the sound.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 權; 权 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn權quán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 權 shows 木, a tree, with 雚 giving the sound; it named a kind of tree and was used for a standard weight. The simplified 权 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

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