室(shì)

HSK 29 strokes

surname Shi

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Character information

Pinyin
shì
Meaning
surname Shi
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 室 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱宀至

In this compound, the meaning comes from 宀 (roof); 至 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

宀mián至zhì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 室 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 室

Common words using 室 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shí实yàn验shì室
HSK 3

laboratory

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dì地xià下shì室
HSK 6

basement

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qǐn寝shì室
HSK 7-9

bedroom

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cè侧shì室

sideroom; concubine

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nèi内shì室

inner room; bedroom

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gōng公shì室

office (room); ruling families during Spring and Autumn period

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bù不ān安qí其shì室

(idiom) (of a married woman) to be unfaithful; to have extramarital affairs

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xiū休xi息shì室

lobby

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万且业为主举久乐

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实验地下寝侧内公

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