屋 wū — house; building
屋
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Detailed explanation
noun
- (屋的本义是幄，后来“屋”指房屋，另造“幄”字。会意。从尸，从至。尸，与房屋有关，“至”表示来到。人来到这里居住之意。本义:帐幕。“幄”的本字)
- tent e.g 屋幕 · 屋漏
- shelter
- house e.g 屋基 屋山 · 屋山头 · 屋桷 · 屋里巷 · 屋除 · 屋庑 · 屋头 · 屋庐 · 屋盖 · 屋壁 · 屋上乌
- room
- roof
- inner room
- canvas top on vehicle
verb
- stop
- build
Related words
- 房屋 house; building; housing; premises; edifice; dwelling; structure
- 屋子 room; house
- 屋顶 roof; rooftop; housetop
- 堂屋 main room; central room of a traditional house
- 屋檐 eaves
- 里屋 inner room
- 茅屋 thatched cottage
- 木屋 wooden cabin; log cabin
- 书屋 a study; a bookshop (often in names)
- 高屋建瓴 to operate from a commanding height
- 屋脊 roof ridge
- 外屋 outer room
- 草屋 thatched hut
- 同屋 roommate
- 正屋 the main central room; the principal house (facing the south)
- 屋宇 houses; buildings
- 金屋藏娇 to keep a mistress in a splendid house; to have a secret affair
- 灶屋 kitchen
- 爱屋及乌 love me, love my dog; to extend affection to all connected with a loved one
- 场屋 a small shed on a threshing ground (for tools or rest)