宅 — Chinese character
宅
zhái
residence, dwelling, home; grave
- Pinyin
- zhái
- Radical
- 40 ⼧ (Roof)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 宀 乇
- Formation
- pictophonetic — roof; meaning component 宀; sound component 乇
- Japanese
- 宅 as a kanji
Common words with 宅
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 住宅 | zhù zhái | residence; dwelling; abode |
| 豪宅 | háo zhái | luxury home; mansion |
| 住宅区 (住宅區) | zhù zhái qū | residential area; housing development |
| 民宅 | mín zhái | private residence; civilian dwelling |
| 宅邸 | zhái dǐ | residence of a high-ranking official |
| 御宅族 | yù zhái zú | otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games; see also 宅男 (zhái nán) |
| 宅院 | zhái yuàn | house; house with a courtyard |
| 宅第 | zhái dì | residence; mansion |
| 住宅楼 (住宅樓) | zhù zhái lóu | residential building; measure word: 幢 (zhuàng), 座 (zuò), 栋 (dòng) |
| 凶宅 (兇宅) | xiōng zhái | inauspicious abode; haunted house |
| 宅子 | zhái zi | house; residence |
| 阴宅 (陰宅) | yīn zhái | (feng shui term) tomb |
English words written with 宅
宅 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 6 · Zhuangzi 3
- Mencius 1A.3
- Mencius 1A.7
- Mencius 2A.7
- Mencius 4A.10
- Mencius 7A.22
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi Tsê Yang
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