Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

house; room

Chinese: 房屋、家、房间。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “wu” becomes a different word in each tone. 屋 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 房屋fáng wūhouse; building
  • 屋子wū zihouse; room
  • 屋顶wū dǐngroof
  • 发屋fà wūbarbershop
  • 同屋tóng wūroommate; to share a room

Example Sentence

这间小屋虽然不大,却很温暖。Zhè jiān xiǎo wū suī rán bú dà, què hěn wēn nuǎn.Although this little house is small, it is very cozy.

Zhèthisjiānbetween小屋xiǎo wūcabinsuīalthoughráncorrect不大bú dànot very (clear, far away quèbuthěnvery温暖wēn nuǎnwarm