室 — Chinese character
室
shì
house, home; room, chamber
- Pinyin
- shì
- Radical
- 40 ⼧ (Roof)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 宀 至
- Formation
- pictophonetic — roof; meaning component 宀; sound component 至
- Japanese
- 室 as a kanji
Common words with 室
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 办公室 (辦公室) | bàn gōng shì | office; business premises |
| 实验室 (實驗室) | shí yàn shì | laboratory; 间 (jiān) |
| 教室 | jiào shì | classroom; 间 (jiān) |
| 工作室 | gōng zuò shì | studio; workshop |
| 室内 (室內) | shì nèi | indoor |
| 浴室 | yù shì | bathroom; shower room (间 (jiān)); bathhouse |
| 皇室 | huáng shì | royal family; imperial household |
| 王室 | wáng shì | royal family; royal household |
| 卧室 (臥室) | wò shì | bedroom; 间 (jiān) |
| 室友 | shì yǒu | roommate |
| 温室 (溫室) | wēn shì | greenhouse |
| 会议室 (會議室) | huì yì shì | meeting room; conference room |
English words written with 室
室 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 10 · Mencius 23 · Zhuangzi 17 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 11
- Analects 5.7
- Analects 5.27
- Analects 6.12
- Analects 8.21
- Analects 9.30
- Analects 11.14
- Analects 11.19
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