居室 (jū shì) — room; living quarters | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

roomliving quarters

Measure word · 间

Examples

居室，。
Zhè ge jū shì hěn kuān chang, yáng guāng chōng zú.
This room is very spacious and gets plenty of sunlight.
居室。
Tā men jiā de jū shì bù zhì dé hěn wēn xīn.
Their living quarters are decorated very cozily.
居室，。
Měi gè jū shì dōu yǒu dà chuāng hu, tōng fēng hěn hǎo.
Every room has large windows and good ventilation.

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.

居 “live” + 室 “room” means a room for living.

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.

尸古居

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

古

古gǔ居jū

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

居 is built from 尸 as the meaning part and 古 (gǔ) as the sound part.

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

宀至室

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánroof

Sound part声符shēngfú

至

至zhì室shì

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

室 puts 宀 (roof) over 至, the spot where someone stops, giving the meaning of a house or residence.

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