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所在

suǒzài

where something is located

A person standing by a house
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Characters in this word

所 suǒ

Strokes
8
Radical
户 — door
Made of
户 door 斤 axe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

在 zài

Strokes
6
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
才 ability, talent, gift 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我所在的城市。 Wǒ suǒzài de chéngshì. The city where I am.
  • 他所在的学校。 Tā suǒzài de xuéxiào. The school where he studies.
  • 她所在的小区。 Tā suǒzài de xiǎoqū. The neighborhood where she lives.

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