住

zhù

reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop

How to write 住, stroke by stroke

to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Ideographic: A person 亻 who hosts 主; 主 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 亻 + 主

抓住zhuā zhùto grab hold of; to capture
记住jì zhuto remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart
住手zhù shǒuto desist; to stop; to stay one's hand
站住zhàn zhùto stand
不住bù zhù(verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly
保住bǎo zhùto preserve; to save
卡住kǎ zhùto jam; to choke; to clutch; also pr. [qia3 zhu4]
居住jū zhùto reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
忍不住rěn bu zhùcannot help; unable to bear
住口zhù kǒushut up; shut your mouth; stop talking
住嘴zhù zuǐto hold one's tongue; Shut up!
挡住dǎng zhùto obstruct

你一定要好好记住。
nǐ yí dìng yào hǎo hǎo jì zhù 。
You must bear it in mind.
警察对他们说：“住手”。
jǐng chá duì tā men shuō ： “ zhù shǒu ” 。
The policemen said to them, "Stop."
我们抓住了小偷。
wǒ men zhuā zhù le xiǎo tōu 。
We captured the thief.
绳子不够牢固，撑不住他。
shéng zi bú gòu láo gù ， chēng bú zhù tā 。
The rope wasn't strong enough to support him.
他居住在国外多年。
tā jū zhù zài guó wài duō nián 。
He lived abroad for many years.