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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