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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 寄居

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
寄居 jì jū - to live away from home

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 29,026 49,595 48,825

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to entrust; to place in sb's care
- (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily
- (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4nu:3] foster daughter)
- to send by post; to mail
- surname Ju
- (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
- to reside
- to be (in a certain position)
- to store up
- to be at a standstill
- residence
- house
- restaurant
- classifier for bedrooms

Other Words Containing 寄居

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
寄居 - - 29,026 49,595 48,825
寄居蟹 - - 37,630 - 63,265