Meaning
room
Chinese: 房间、室内。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shi” becomes a different word in each tone. 室 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 办公室bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises
- 教室jiào shìclassroom
- 实验室shí yàn shìlaboratory
- 卧室wò shìbedroom
- 阅览室yuè lǎn shìreading room
Example Sentence
教室里很安静。Jiào shì lǐ hěn ān jìng.It is very quiet in the classroom.
教室Jiào shìclassroom里lǐinside很hěnvery安静ān jìngquiet。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A roof (宀) over 至 (to arrive): the inner room you arrive at and settle in. It means ‘room / chamber’.
A way to remember it
A room (宀) you arrive home to (至).
Easy to confuse with
- 客‘Guest’: also a roof (宀), but over 各 — a visitor who arrives.