Chinese symbol for “roommate”
室友
shì yǒu
roommate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for roommate is 室友 (shì yǒu), defined as: roommate.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “roommate”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 室友.
| 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 |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend; 个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 网友 (網友) | wǎng yǒu | online friend; netizen; Internet user |
See also: Japanese symbol for “roommate”.
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.