屋
屋 (wū) · building
屋 (wū) means “building”. It is made of 尸 + 至 and has 9 strokes.
Break 屋 into its parts
What 屋 is made of
- 尸 shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 至 zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶 sī — private
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: To stop 至 under a roof 尸 (variant of 厂) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
屋 stroke order
Example sentences with 房屋
这些房屋都很旧了。Zhèxiē fángwū dōu hěn jiù le.These houses are all very old.
这里的房屋价格高吗？Zhèlǐ de fángwū jiàgé gāo ma?Are house prices high here?
Words with 屋
Also built with 尸
- 尺chǐruler
- 尾wěitail
- 屁pìto break wind
- 层céngfloor (of a building)
- 屈qūto bend
- 屉tìdrawer
- 届jièmeasure word for events, sessions, school years
- 屑xiècrumbs
- 展zhǎnto open
- 属shǔto be born in the year of
- 屡lǚfrequently
- 履lǚshoes
Quick facts
| Pinyin | wū |
|---|---|
| Meaning | building |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 尸 (corpse, #44) |
| Pattern | Top-left wrap |
Questions about 屋
What does 屋 mean?
屋 (wū) means “building”.
How many strokes does 屋 have?
屋 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 屋?
The radical of 屋 is 尸 (shī, “corpse”), Kangxi radical number 44.
What parts make up 屋?
屋 is made of 尸 (body) and 至 (reach).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.