住
zhù
住 has nothing to do with living somewhere. It is a grip
The picture A hand closing around something in motion and pinning it where it is. It can no longer move or slip away.
Where the picture shows up in 住
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feet pinned
站住！别跑。
zhàn zhù! bié pǎo
Stop right there! Don't run.
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held by hand
上车快抓住扶手。
shàng chē kuài zhuā zhù fúshǒu
Hold on to the rail once you're on.
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not pinned in the head
这些单词我总是记不住。
zhèxiē dāncí wǒ zǒngshì jì bu zhù
These words just won't stick for me.
记下来 pins it onto paper; 记住 pins it inside your head.
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a way blocked shut
大门被雪堵住了。
dàmén bèi xuě dǔ zhù le
The front gate is blocked by snow.
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a feeling that slips the grip
我实在忍不住笑了。
wǒ shízài rěn bu zhù xiào le
I really couldn't help laughing.