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处

chǔ

HSK 4 Character Traditional 處

What 处 means

1. to reside
2. to live
3. to dwell
4. to be in
5. to be situated at
6. to stay
7. to get along with
8. to be in a position of
9. to deal with
10. to discipline
11. to punish

Other readings

处 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• chùplace; locality; part; aspect; office; department; bureau

Example sentences

• 处死他。
  Chǔsǐ tā.
  Execute him.
• 按住痛处。
  àn zhù tòngchù.
  Rub salt in the wound.
• 四处看看。
  Look around.
• 我处理了。
  I handled it.
• 到别处去做。
  Dào biéchù qù zuò.
  Do it somewhere else.
• 神无处不在。
  Shén wúchùbùzài.
  God is everywhere.

Words starting with 处

• 处理chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process; to process
• 处境chǔ jìngsituation (of a person)
• 处分chǔ fènto discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary action
• 处置chǔ zhìto handle; to take care of; to punish
• 处于chǔ yúto be in (some state, position, or condition)
• 处处chù chùeverywhere; in all respects
• 处在chǔ zàito be situated at; to find oneself at
• 处罚chǔ fáto penalize; to punish
• 处女chǔ nǚvirgin; maiden; maiden (voyage etc); virgin (land); (a novelist's) first (work)
• 处长chù zhǎngdepartment head; section chief
• 处理器chǔ lǐ qìprocessor
• 处方chǔ fāngmedical prescription; to write out a prescription; (fig.) recommendation
• 处死chǔ sǐan execution; to put sb to death
• 处世chǔ shìto conduct oneself in society
• 处事chǔ shìto handle affairs; to deal with matters
• 处决chǔ juéto execute (a condemned criminal)
• 处女作chǔ nǚ zuòfirst publication; maiden work
• 处所chù suǒplace
• 处级chù jí(administrative) department-level
• 处心积虑chǔ xīn jī lǜto plot actively (idiom); scheming; calculating
• 处子chǔ zǐ(literary) virgin; maiden
• 处理者chǔ lǐ zhěhandler (computing)
• 处理能力chǔ lǐ néng lìprocessing capability; throughput
• 处格chù gélocative case

Words containing 处

• 到处dào chùeverywhere
• 好处hǎo chubenefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit; also pr. hǎo chù
• 相处xiāng chǔto be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact
• 恰到好处qià dào hǎo chùit's just perfect; it's just right
• 深处shēn chùabyss; depths; deepest or most distant part
• 四处sì chùall over the place; everywhere and all directions
• 远处yuǎn chùdistant place
• 此处cǐ chùthis place; here (literary)
• 何处hé chùwhence; where
• 住处zhù chùresidence; dwelling
• 出处chū chùsource (esp. of quotation or literary allusion); origin; where sth comes from
• 别处bié chùelsewhere
• 地处dì chǔto be located at; to be situated in
• 判处pàn chǔto sentence; to condemn
• 去处qù chùplace; destination
• 办事处bàn shì chùoffice; agency; bureau
• 用处yòng chuusefulness
• 各处gè chùevery place
• 高处gāo chùhigh place; elevation
• 身处shēn chǔin (some place); to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc)…
• 查处chá chǔto investigate and handle (a criminal case)
• 随处可见suí chù kě jiàncan be seen everywhere
• 长处cháng chùgood aspects; strong points
• 售票处shòu piào chùticket office

Characters that look like 处

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 延yánto prolong; to extend; to delay
• 廷tíngpalace courtyard

Sounds the same

Read chǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 楚distinct; clear; orderly
• 础foundation; base
• 储(bound form) to store up; to keep in reserve; heir to the throne; Taiwan pr. chú
• 楮Broussonetia kasinoki
• 杵pestle; to poke
• 濋name of an ancient river (in present-day Dingtao County 定陶县
• 褚surname Chu
• 処old variant of 处