室

shì

sh+ì·4th tone

room · work unit

Radical: 宀 Strokes: 9 HSK 3

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common

Same radical

家安定客官实密寒容守宝宿

Same radical

家安定客官实密寒容守宝宿宫宁宗

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Character Decomposition

室=宀+至

Etymology

roof

Meanings

room

work unit

grave

scabbard

family or clan

one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

shì

surname Shi

Shì

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Words with 室 486 total

very small room; tiny, cramped space斗室dǒu shì tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)鼓室gǔ shì underground mine storage room · mine passage峒室dòng shì guest room客室kè shì

Idioms with 室 63 total Chain

(idiom) (of a married woman) to be unfaithful; to have extramarital affairs不安其室bù ān qí shì