處 (chǔ)
to get along with/to handle/to be situated
How 處 is written
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 虍 — tiger stripes
- Traditional
- 處
- Simplified
- 处
Components
- 虍 tiger stripes
- 夂 go
- 几 table
處 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- chǔ
- to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in
- chù
- place; location; spot; point
Common words using 處
- 到處 dàochù
- everywhere
- 四處 sìchù
- all over the place; everywhere and all directions
- 好處 hǎochu
- benefit; advantage; gain
- 相處 xiāngchǔ
- to be in contact with; to associate with; to have dealings with
- 處女 chǔnǚ
- virgin; maiden; inaugural
- 處理 chǔlǐ
- to handle; to treat; to deal with
- 處處 chùchù
- everywhere; in all respects
- 住處 zhùchù
- residence; dwelling; dwelling place
- 何處 héchù
- whence; where
- 出處 chūchù
- source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion); origin; where sth comes from
- 判處 pànchǔ
- to sentence; to condemn
- 別處 biéchù
- elsewhere
處 in a sentence
他這個人很好相處。
Tā zhège rén hěn hǎo xiāngchǔ.
“He is very easy to get along with.”
How common is 處?
處 is the 206th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 56.4% of all running text.
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