屋

wū
#861 most
frequent character
house, room
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

屋 started as a picture of a tent, with 尸 standing for the tent shape. Later 至, a short form of 室 house, was added to stress the meaning house. It first meant tent, then grew to house and dwelling, and then room.

Drawn as: tent

屋 as a component in other characters

sound4 characters
握喔渥龌
picture1 character
幄

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Example Sentences

我住在一个大屋里。
wǒ zhùzài yígè dàwū lǐ 。
I live in a big house.
这个屋很漂亮。
zhègè wū hěn piàoliàng 。
This room is very beautiful.
他在屋里读书。
tāzài wū lǐ dúshū 。
He is reading in the room.

Words with similar meanings

房子fángzǐ
building/house
A more general term which can refer to both houses and apartments.
室shì
room
Specifically refers to a room inside a house or building.

Homophones

乌wū
crow, black
污wū
dirty, filthy, foul, corrupt

Words Starting With 屋

屋子wū zi
house; room

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