卧 wò
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 臣 — minister, statesman, official, vassal
- Made of
- 臣 minister, statesman, official, vassal 卜 divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
卧室
wòshì
bedroom
Characters in this word
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
- 卧室很干净。 Wòshì hěn gānjìng. The bedroom is very clean.
- 我在卧室。 Wǒ zài wòshì. I am in the bedroom.
- 卧室有窗户。 Wòshì yǒu chuānghu. The bedroom has a window.