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室

shì

room

A chair in a small room
Memory picture

Character

室 shì

Strokes
9
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 至 reach, arrive
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这是卧室。 Zhè shì wòshì. This is a bedroom.
  • 教室很安静。 Jiàoshì hěn ānjìng. The classroom is quiet.
  • 办公室没人。 Bàngōngshì méi rén. There is nobody in the office.

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