卧室
Old HSK 5
卧室 (wòshì) · bedroom
卧室 (wòshì) means “bedroom”. It is written with 2 characters: 卧 (to crouch) + 室 (room). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 卧室 is built
The characters
卧 wò · to crouch
What 卧 is made of
- 臣chén — minister
- 匚fāng — box
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 匚fāng — box
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
室 shì · room
What 室 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 至 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的卧室很小。Wǒ de wòshì hěn xiǎo.My bedroom is small.
这套房子有三间卧室。Zhè tào fángzi yǒu sān jiān wòshì.This flat has three bedrooms.
Questions about 卧室
What does 卧室 mean?
卧室 (wòshì) means “bedroom”.
How do you pronounce 卧室?
卧室 is pronounced wòshì.
Which HSK level is 卧室?
卧室 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 卧室 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 100: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.