墅 (shù): villa

墅 (shù) is a Chinese character meaning “villa.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 野 (semantic) and 土 (phonetic). It ranks #2692 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 墅 country. Its radical form 土 (earth) appears in many related characters such as 在 (zài, to exist), 地 (dì, earth, ground), 场 (chǎng, field, place).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 土 earth14 strokesFrequency #2692野 semantic土 phonetic

Definitions

  1. villa

Etymology & Origin

墅

pictophoneticcountry

Decomposition: ⿱野土 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:野semantic土phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
别墅bié shùvilla
联体别墅lián tǐ bié shùtownhouse
拱墅区gǒng shù qūGongshu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
拱墅gǒng shùGongshu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
4
Total compounds
0
As first character
75
As last character
25
As middle character

墅 appears in 4 compound words: 0 as the first character, 75 as the last, and 25 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 墅 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

别bié
0.63328,599 co-occurrences
戚qī
0.5642,676 co-occurrences
拱gǒng
0.5152,010 co-occurrences
暑shǔ
0.457678 co-occurrences
栋dòng
0.433552 co-occurrences
幢chuáng
0.422426 co-occurrences
钞chāo
0.415210 co-occurrences
稠chóu
0.376144 co-occurrences
豹bào
0.365294 co-occurrences
乡xiāng
0.3641,200 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

他们在郊区别墅度假。

Tāmen zài jiāoqū biéshù dùjià.

They are vacationing at a suburban villa.

Tatoeba

这栋别墅的主人是谁？

Zhè dòng biéshù de zhǔrén shì shéi?

Who owns this villa?

Tatoeba

那别墅因为听说闹鬼所以很便宜。

Nà biéshù yīnwèi tīngshuō nàoguǐ suǒyǐ hěn piányi.

The mansion was so cheap because it was known to be haunted.

Character Family

土 Radical Family — Characters sharing the earth radical

场chǎng地dì坏huài坚jiān块kuài墙qiáng堂táng土tǔ在zài坐zuò

Related Characters

在zài地dì场chǎng坏huài坐zuò块kuài堂táng墙qiáng土tǔ坚jiān

Homophones — Characters pronounced shù

书shū叔shū舒shū输shū熟shú属shǔ

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 墅 (shù) mean in Chinese?
墅 (shù) primarily means "villa." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2692 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 墅 and 吐?
墅 (shù) and 吐 (tǔ) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 土 vs 口 (same 土 component).
How many strokes does 墅 have?
墅 is written with 14 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 墅?
The radical associated with 墅 is 土 (earth). This radical appears in many characters related to earth.
What are the components of 墅?
墅 is composed of: 野 (semantic), 土 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱野土 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 墅?
Common words with 墅 include: 别墅 (bié shù, "villa"); 联体别墅 (lián tǐ bié shù, "townhouse"); 拱墅区 (gǒng shù qū, "Gongshu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang"); 拱墅 (gǒng shù, "Gongshu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang"). There are over 4 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 墅 (shù)?
Several characters share the pronunciation shù: 书 (abbr. for 書經|书经), 叔 (uncle), 舒 (to stretch), 输 (to transport, to lose), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 墅 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 墅 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.