厕所
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
厕所 (cèsuǒ) · toilet
厕所 (cèsuǒ) means “toilet; restroom”. It is written with 2 characters: 厕 (toilet) + 所 (measure word for schools, houses). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 厕所 is built
The characters
厕 cè · toilet
What 厕 is made of
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 则zé — rule
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 贝bèi — sea shell
所 suǒ · measure word for schools, houses
What 所 is made of
- 户hù — door
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 斤jīn — catty
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: An axe 斤 swung at a door 户 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请问,厕所在哪儿?Qǐngwèn, cèsuǒ zài nǎr?Excuse me, where is the toilet?
厕所在二楼左边。Cèsuǒ zài èr lóu zuǒbian.The toilet is on the left on the second floor.
Questions about 厕所
What does 厕所 mean?
厕所 (cèsuǒ) means “toilet; restroom”.
How do you pronounce 厕所?
厕所 is pronounced cèsuǒ.
Which HSK level is 厕所?
厕所 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 所以suǒyǐso
- 所有suǒyǒuall
- 场所chǎngsuǒplace
- 所长suǒzhǎngdirector
- 无所谓wúsuǒwèito not care
- 因为所以yīnwèi suǒyǐbecause…, so…
- 理所当然lǐsuǒdāngránnatural
- 力所能及lìsuǒnéngjíwithin one's ability
- 众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīas everyone knows
- 所suǒmeasure word for schools, houses
Learn 厕所 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.