客房 (kè fáng) — guest room; room (in a hotel) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

客房 is a room for paying guests, in a hotel (or a dedicated room for visitors in a home). 客厅 is the family's own living room; 病房 is a hospital ward.

noun

guest roomroom (in a hotel)

Measure word · 间

Examples

客房。
Wǒ men jiǔ diàn de kè fáng fēi cháng shū shì.
The guest rooms in our hotel are very comfortable.
，客房。
Xiān sheng, nín de kè fáng zài wǔ lóu.
Sir, your room is on the fifth floor.
客房。
Tā zài kè fáng lǐ kàn diàn shì.
She is watching TV in the guest room.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

A room set aside for guests.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

宀各客

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánroof

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè客kè

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 客, 宀 is a roof and 各 gives the sound; the character meant a guest.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

戶戶hùdoor

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

方fāng房fáng

Same sound today

房 pairs 戶 (door) with 方 (fāng) as a sound part; 方 can also fit 'side,' as in a side room beside the main room.

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