店

diàn

#1,039 most

frequent character

shop, store

noun

Measure words:家 jiā

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

店 has 广 building or hut for meaning and 占 zhàn for sound. It first meant a store, a place that sells goods. From that it grew to inn.

店 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

我去商店买东西。

wǒqù shāngdiàn mǎidōngxī 。

I go to the store to buy things.

这个店很大。

zhègè diàn hěndà 。

This shop is very big.

他在附近的店工作。

tāzài fùjìn de diàn gōngzuò 。

He works at a nearby store.

Words with similar meanings

商店shāngdiàn

This is a more formal term for a shop, often used in commercial contexts.

Homophones

pad, cushion, mat

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