wū
house; room
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我在屋里看书。
wǒ zài wū lǐ kàn shū.
I am reading a book in the house.
屋顶上有一只猫。
wū dǐng shàng yǒu yī zhǐ māo.
There is a cat on the roof.
这间屋子很宽敞。
zhè jiān wū zi hěn kuān chǎng.
This room is very spacious.
房子 (fáng zi)
house
屋子 (wū zi)
room
室外 (shìwài)
outdoors
户外 (hùwài)
outdoors
The Chinese character 屋 (wū) for "house" or "roof" is a pictograph that depicts a simple structure with a roof and walls. The character is composed of two parts: the upper part is the radical 木 (mù) for "wood", indicating that the house is made of wood, and the lower part is the phonetic component 勿 (wù), which gives the character its pronunciation. The character 屋 has been used in Chinese writing for over 3,000 years and has remained largely unchanged in its form and meaning. It is a common character used in everyday language and appears in many compound words related to housing and architecture.
