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室
shì
1. room
2. work unit
3. grave
4. scabbard
5. family or clan
6. one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

室
shì
house, home; room, chamber
HSK 2 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

侧室
cèshì
sideroom
内室
nèishì
inner room
公室
gōngshì
office (room)
副室
fùshì
concubine (old)
妻室
qīshì
wife
宗室
zōngshì
imperial clan
客室
kèshì
guest room
室内
shìnèi
indoor
室友
shìyǒu
roommate
室外
shìwài
outdoor
室女
Shìnǚ
unmarried lady
室温
shìwēn
room temperature
室町
Shìtǐng
Muromachi bakufu, the feudal government of Japan (1338-1573) under the Ashikaga shoguns
家室
jiāshì
wife
密室
mìshì
cell
寝室
qǐnshì
bedroom
居室
jūshì
room
展室
zhǎnshì
exhibition room
峒室
dòngshì
underground mine storage room
庶室
shùshì
concubine

Alternate Entries

室
Shì
surname Shi

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
707
Word Frequency Rank
466 of 84,292

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