邻居
línjū · HSK 5
neighbor
🏠 邻 (neighbor) + 居 (dwell) = the one who dwells next door
邻 means neighboring/adjacent and 居 means to reside or dwell. Together 邻居 literally reads as adjacent-dweller, the standard word for neighbor. Compare 居住 (to reside) and 邻国 (neighboring country).