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The character "住" is a semantic-phonetic compound consisting of the radical 亻, representing a person, combined with 主, which provides phonetic guidance and contributes semantically to ideas of centrality or fixedness. Its original meaning centered on "to dwell" or "to reside", reflecting a person settled in a place. Over time, its usage extended to denote "to stop" or "to cease", as in expressions like "住手", and it developed grammatical functions indicating the continuation or result of an action, such as in "抓住" for grasping or "记住" for remembering.
Example Sentences Hide
我住在北京。
你住在哪里？
请记住这个地址。
他抓住了机会。
她住在一楼。
我们住在一起很久了。
你必须忍住疼痛。
如果住得不舒服，可以换房间。