室 (shì): room
室 (shì) is a Chinese character meaning “room.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (semantic) and 至 (phonetic). It ranks #708 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 室 roof. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 客 (kè, guest, customer), 家 (jiā, home, family), 它 (tā, it).
Definitions
- room
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 室
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 办公室noun | bàn gōng shì | office | 3 |
| 实验室noun | shí yàn shì | laboratory | 5 |
| 卧室noun | wò shì | bedroom | 5 |
| 浴室noun | yù shì | bathroom | 6 |
| 教室noun | jiào shì | classroom | 2 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地下室noun | dì xià shì | basement |
| 室友noun | shì yǒu | roommate |
| 工作室noun | gōng zuò shì | studio |
| 会议室noun | huì yì shì | meeting room |
| 手术室noun | shǒu shù shì | operating room |
| 急诊室noun | jí zhěn shì | emergency room |
| 更衣室noun | gēng yī shì | change room |
| 休息室noun | xiū xī shì | lobby |
| 演播室noun | yǎn bō shì | broadcasting studio |
| 皇室noun | huáng shì | royal family |
| 储藏室noun | chǔ cáng shì | storeroom |
| 室内noun | shì nèi | indoor |
| 密室noun | mì shì | a room for keeping sth hidden |
| 控制室 | kòng zhì shì | control room |
| 医务室noun | yī wù shì | infirmary |
室 appears in 100 compound words: 9 as the first character, 90 as the last, and 1 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 室 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
(idiom) (of a married woman) to be unfaithful; to have extramarital affairs
to fight one another; to fight each other who is in the same group; to have internal conflict or strife
lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
to fight one another; to fight each other who is in the same group; to have internal conflict or strife
lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
Showing 8 of 9 idioms containing 室.
Example Sentences
会议室已经预订好了，下午两点开始使用。
Huìyìshì yǐjīng yùdìng hǎo le, xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn kāishǐ shǐyòng.
The meeting room has been reserved and will be available starting at 2 PM.
...当道?为何他们选择非典型工作?【新闻实验室】
. . . dāng dào ? wéi hé tā men xuǎn zé fēi diǎn xíng gōng zuò ? xīn wén shí yàn shì
... In power? Why do they choose atypical jobs? 【News Lab】
发明洗澡吃橙子的人是个天才?揭秘“浴室水果”背后的科学与乐趣
fā míng xǐ zǎo chī chéng zǐ de rén shì gè tiān cái ? jiē mì yù shì shuǐ guǒ bèi hòu de kē xué yǔ lè qù
The man who invented the bath and eating oranges was a genius? Uncover the science and fun behind "Bathroom Fruit"
推行6岁入学制须备足师资教室 叶祥均:避免政策“U转”劳民伤财
tuī háng suì rù xué zhì xū bèi zú shī zī jiào shì xié xiáng jūn bì miǎn zhèng cè zhuǎn láo mín shāng cái
Implementing the age-6 enrollment system requires sufficient teachers and classrooms. Ye Xiangjun: Avoid policy U-turns that waste resources and burden the public.
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. . . jí shí jiǎo shòu gōng sī pù téng xùn guān bì tiān měi méng tè lì ěr gōng zuò shì . . .
...Level 10 Unicorn Company; Tencent Shuts Down TiMi Montreal Studio...
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zhǐ kòng zhōng 國 實 驗 shì 竊 qǔ 數 據
Anthropic Accuses Chinese AI Lab of Stealing Claude Data
您昨天为什么离开教室？
Nín zuótiān wèishénme líkāi jiàoshì?
Why did you leave the classroom yesterday?
你知道我父亲是否还在办公室吗？
Nǐ zhīdào wǒ fùqīn shìfǒu hái zài bàngōngshì ma?
Do you know if my father is still in the office?
汤姆的教室在哪里？
Tāngmǔ de jiàoshì zài nǎlǐ?
Where is Tom's classroom?
我必须带我的儿子到你的办公室吗？
Wǒ bìxū dài wǒ de érzi dào nǐ de bàngōngshì ma?
Do I have to bring my son to your office?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 宀 (roof) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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