处 chù place; location; spot

Made up of [夂 zhǐ walk slowly radical 34, 卜 bǔ divination; prophesy radical 25]
Alternative traditional form of character: 處
Made with 5 strokes.

Consists of 'follow slowly' and 'man' but originally a stool, suggesting a resting place

Related characters


Also uses 夂 zhǐ component: 各 gè (each) 咎 jiù (fault) ; 陵 líng (mound) ; 条 tiáo (strip) ; 务 wù (affair) ; 夏 xià (summer)
Also uses 卜 bǔ component: 咎 jiù (fault) 外 wài (outside) ; 占 zhān (to observe) ; 贞 zhēn (chaste) ; 桌 zhuō (table)

Sounds same

畜 chù (livestock)

Different tone

出 chū (go out) ; 初 chū (at first)

< Previous 初 chū Next 畜 chù >

Pronunciation

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Proverbs

人往高处走,水往低处流 rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu, shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú There is always room for improvement