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處
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处
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location

HSK 10
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chù, chǔ
ショ
ところ、-こ、お.る
처
Phonosemantic compound. 夂 represents the meaning and 虎 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (處)
夂 go (slowly)+ 虎 tiger =
處 location
夂 Meaning component
zhǐ go (slowly)
go
夂 is a component form of 止. Depicts a foot.
虎 Phonetic component
hǔ tiger
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Simplified (处)
夂 go (slowly)+ 卜 divination =
处 place
夂 Meaning component
zhǐ go (slowly)
go
夂 is a component form of 止. Depicts a foot.
卜 Simplified component
bo divination
see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luó​bo]
Shorthand for the 虎 component in the traditional character 處.
Notes
Similar Characters
処 location (jp)处 department (simp)夆 resist敻 Pre-Eminent Long畟 plough贛 Jiangxi province (trad)赣 places (simp)各 each夋 to dawdle夌 to surpass复 repeatedly (simp)夏 summer履 footwear後 after/behind (trad/jp)舛 deviate降 descend惫 fatigued (simp)愛 love (trad/jp)絛 silk (trad)条 strip (jp)
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处
Regular
Modern
Chinese
处 / 處 [chǔ]
to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish
处 / 處 [chù]
place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point
Japanese
処 どころ 同音
n-suf restaurant; specialist (esp. in names of restaurants)
所 、 処 ところ 、 とこ 同音

noun

  1. place; spot; scene; site (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
  2. usually kana address
  3. usually kana district; area; locality
  4. usually kana one's house
  5. usually kana point; aspect; side; facet
  6. usually kana passage (in text); part
  7. usually kana space; room
  8. usually kana thing; matter
  9. usually kana whereupon; as a result (after the plain past form of a verb)
  10. usually kana about to; on the verge of (after present form of a verb)
  11. usually kana was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing (after past form of a verb)
  12. usually kana approximately; around; about (after a quantity + が)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (5)
さあ、今汲みなさい。そして宴会の世話役の所に持っていきなさい。
Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.
「そのうちに、あなたのところにお邪魔してもいいですか」「どうぞ、どうぞ」
"Do you mind if I call on you sometime?" "No, not at all."
驚かない所をみると知ってたのね。
Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.
おじを見送りに駅に行ってきたところだ。
I have been to the station to see my uncle off.
Japanese Names
處 ところ
Tokoro surname
CHINESE WORDS (197)
处理 [chǔ​lǐ] #517
to handle
到处 [dào​chù] #887
everywhere
处于 [chǔ​yú] #2,252
to be in (some state, position, or condition)
好处 [hǎo​chu] #1,543
benefit
相处 [xiāng​chǔ] #1,892
to be in contact (with sb)
处女 [chǔ​nǚ] #4,563
virgin
处罚 [chǔ​fá] #8,429
to penalize
四处 [sì​chù] #2,995
all over the place
处在 [chǔ​zài] #4,719
to be situated at
深处 [shēn​chù] #4,162
abyss
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JAPANESE WORDS (4)
⭐ 所 [ところ] #763
place
⭐ 台所 [だいどころ] #4,112
kitchen
⭐ 何処 [どこ] #8,254
where
他所 [たしょ] #108,244
another place
KOREAN WORDS (21)
근처 #4,089
vicinity; neighborhood
처리 #5,147
handling
처치 #12,224
treatment; handling
처녀 #14,999
single woman; single lady
처방 #28,821
prescription
출처 #31,862
origin; source
처벌 #44,582
punishment; penalty
각처
each and every place; all places
거처
residence; dwelling; abode
노처녀
old maid; spinster
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