屋

wū

(bound form) house

(bound form) room

Shelter (尸) + arrive (至) = the roofed place you come home to

A house is the sheltered destination you return to. The pairing of enclosure above and arrival below gives the character a quietly poetic logic.

尸+至→屋
尸RoofSemantic
至To arriveSemantic

这间屋子里有一张床。

zhè jiān wū zi lǐ yǒu yī zhāng chuáng。

There is a bed in this room.

外面下雨了,我们快回屋里去吧。

wài miàn xià yǔ le,wǒ men kuài huí wū lǐ qù ba。

It is raining outside; let's hurry back inside the house.

Words with 屋

同屋

tóng wū

roommate

屋外

wū wài

outdoors; outside

那古屋

nà gǔ wū

Nagoya, city in Japan (old spelling)

重屋

chóng wū

lit. multiple roof

金屋藏娇

jīn wū cáng jiāo

a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom); a magnificent house built for a beloved woman

陋屋

lòu wū

humble dwelling

头屋

tóu wū

Touwu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

头屋乡

tóu wū xiāng

Touwu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

饼屋

bǐng wū

bakery

发屋

fà wū

barbershop

鬼屋

guǐ wū

haunted house

鸟屋

niǎo wū

birdhouse

More characters with 尸

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