住宅 (zhùzhái) · residence

住宅 (zhùzhái) means “residence; house; housing”. It is written with 2 characters: 住 (to live) + 宅 (residence). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 住宅 is built

The characters

住 zhù · to live

What 住 is made of

亻rén — person
主zhǔ — to own
- 丶 — dot
- 王wáng — king
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 土tǔ — earth

Origin hint: A person 亻 who hosts 主; 主 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

宅 zhái · residence

What 宅 is made of

宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
乇tuō — to depend on
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 七qī — seven
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 乚 — hook stroke

Example sentences

这片是住宅区。Zhè piàn shì zhùzhái qū.This is a residential area.

新建的住宅楼很漂亮。Xīn jiàn de zhùzhái lóu hěn piàoliang.The newly built apartment blocks are very nice.

Questions about 住宅

What does 住宅 mean?

住宅 (zhùzhái) means “residence; house; housing”.

How do you pronounce 住宅?

住宅 is pronounced zhùzhái.

Which HSK level is 住宅?

住宅 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 242: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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