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Chinese symbol for “bedroom”

卧室
wò shì
Traditional: 臥室
bedroom; 间 (jiān)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bedroom is 卧室 (wò shì), defined as: bedroom; 间 (jiān).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

卧 wò
to crouch; to lie down
radical 25 ⼘ · 8 strokes
室 shì
house, home; room, chamber
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bedroom”

WordPinyinMeaning
寝室 (寢室)qǐn shìbedroom; dormitory
卧房 (臥房)wò fángbedroom
睡房shuì fángbedroom
寝 (寢)qǐn(bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest; (bound form) bedroom
卧内 (臥內)wò nèibedroom

Related words

Other words that share a character with 卧室.

WordPinyinMeaning
卧底 (臥底)wò dǐto hide (as an undercover agent); an insider (in a gang of thieves)
卧床 (臥床)wò chuángto lie in bed; bedridden
卧龙 (臥龍)wò lóngsleeping dragon; (fig.) a person of outstanding talent who lives in obscurity
俯卧撑 (俯臥撐)fǔ wò chēngpush-up; press-up (exercise)
卧铺 (臥鋪)wò pùa bed (on a train); a couchette
办公室 (辦公室)bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises
实验室 (實驗室)shí yàn shìlaboratory; 间 (jiān)
教室jiào shìclassroom; 间 (jiān)

See also: Japanese symbol for “bedroom”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.