寓 (yù): (bound form) to reside, to inhabit, (bound form) residence, dwelling, (bound form) to imply, to place, to contain (sth abstract)

寓 (yù) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to reside.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (semantic) and 禺 (phonetic). It ranks #2149 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 寓 roof. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 客 (kè, guest, customer), 家 (jiā, home, family), 它 (tā, it).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (bound form) to reside
  2. to inhabit
  3. (bound form) residence
  4. dwelling
  5. (bound form) to imply
  6. to place
  7. to contain (sth abstract)

Etymology & Origin

寓

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Decomposition: ⿱宀禺 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Practice writing 寓 with real-time feedback — trace each stroke in the correct order and build muscle memory in the HanziFeed app.

Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 寓

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
公寓noungōng yùapartment building5

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
寓所nounyù suǒdwelling
公寓楼noungōng yù lóuapartment building
寓意nounyù yìmoral (of a story)
寓言nounyù yánfable
寓教于乐phraseyù jiào yú lèto make learning fun
寓管理于服务之中yù guǎn lǐ yú fú wù zhī zhōngto make administration service-oriented
寓意深长yù yì shēn chángto have profound import (idiom)
寓意深远phraseyù yì shēn yuǎnthe implied message is deep (idiom)
公寓大楼noungōng yù dà lóuapartment building
步登公寓bù dēng gōng yù(Tw) walk-up apartment (postwar building style with stair access and no elevator)
伊索寓言yī suǒ yù yánAesop's Fables, a collection of fables attributed to Aesop
寓目verbyù mù(literary) to look over
寓居verbyù jūto make one's home in
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Total compounds
64
As first character
14
As last character
21
As middle character

寓 appears in 14 compound words: 64 as the first character, 14 as the last, and 21 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 寓 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

臭chòu
0.61613 co-occurrences
毙bì
0.49410 co-occurrences
公gōng
0.47431,387 co-occurrences
意yì
0.4567,072 co-occurrences
栋dòng
0.436386 co-occurrences
楼lóu
0.4351,762 co-occurrences
言yán
0.4243,802 co-occurrences
居jū
0.3992,702 co-occurrences
租zū
0.394808 co-occurrences
味wèi
0.38814 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

伊索寓言yī suǒ yù yánHSK 7+

Aesop's Fables, a collection of fables attributed to Aesop

phrase
寓教于乐yùjiàoyúlèHSK 5+

to educate through entertainment; to provide edutainment

phrase
寓意深远yùyì shēnyuǎnHSK 5+

having deep implications

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Example Sentences

AI-Generated

寓字由12笔画组成,结构很巧妙。

yù zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .

The character "寓" consists of 12 strokes and has a very clever structure.

StheadlineFeb 2026

...岛申诉王|陶艺×国安教育 从“家”字作品寓意香港是我家 以中华文化提升市民国家情

. . . dǎo shēn sù wáng táo yì guó ān jiào yù cóng jiā zì zuò pǐn yù yì xiāng gǎng shì wǒ jiā yǐ zhōng huá wén huà tí shēng shì mín guó jiā qíng

... Taoyi × National Security Education From the word "home", the work implies that Hong Kong is my home, and enhances citizens' national feelings with Chinese culture

News For ChineseFeb 2026

...ckbridge近6,500万元购SF公寓楼

. . . c k b r i d g e jìn 6 , 5 0 0 wàn yuán gòu S F gōng yù lóu

... ckbridge nearly $65 million to buy SF apartment buildings

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

从寓言学管理/准确定位 善用资源

cóng yù yán xué guǎn lǐ zhǔn què dìng wèi shàn yòng zī yuán

From allegorical management/accurate positioning Make good use of resources

StheadlineFeb 2026

将军澳景林邨63岁男子倒毙寓所 单位传臭味保安报警揭发

jiāng jūn ào jǐng lín 邨 6 3 suì nán zǐ dǎo bì yù suǒ dān wèi chuán chòu wèi bǎo ān bào jǐng jiē fā

A 63-year-old man from King Lam Estate, Tseung Kwan O, collapsed to death in his apartment, and the unit reported a foul smell, and the security alarm was exposed

StheadlineFeb 2026

将军澳景林邨六旬汉倒毙寓所 单位传臭味保安报警揭发

jiāng jūn ào jǐng lín 邨 liù xún hàn dǎo bì yù suǒ dān wèi chuán chòu wèi bǎo ān bào jǐng jiē fā

A sixty-year-old man in King Lam Estate, Tseung Kwan O, collapsed and died in his apartment, and the unit reported a foul smell, and the security guard called the police

Tatoeba

她的公寓有几间房呢?

Tā de gōngyù yǒu jǐ jiān fáng ne?

How many rooms does she have in her apartment?

Tatoeba

她单独一人在公寓里住。

Tā dāndú yī rén zài gōngyù lǐ zhù.

She lives in an apartment alone.

Tatoeba

我住的公寓距离车站步行不到五分钟。

Wǒ zhù de gōngyù jùlí chēzhàn bùxíng bù dào wǔ fēnzhōng.

My apartment is located within five minutes' walk of the station.

Tatoeba

最近我搬到另一栋公寓。

Zuì jìn wǒ bān dào lìngyī dòng gōngyù.

Recently I moved to another apartment.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 宀 (roof) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced yù

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 寓 (yù) mean in Chinese?
寓 (yù) primarily means "(bound form) to reside." It is classified as HSK Level 5, making it an advanced character. It ranks #2149 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 寓 and 偶?
寓 (yù) and 偶 (ǒu) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 宀 vs 亻 (same 禺 component).
How many strokes does 寓 have?
寓 is written with 12 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 寓?
The radical associated with 寓 is 宀 (roof). This radical appears in many characters related to roof.
What are the components of 寓?
寓 is composed of: 宀 (semantic), 禺 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱宀禺 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 寓?
Common words with 寓 include: 公寓 (gōng yù, "apartment building"); 寓所 (yù suǒ, "dwelling"); 公寓楼 (gōng yù lóu, "apartment building"); 寓意 (yù yì, "moral (of a story)"); 寓言 (yù yán, "fable"). There are over 14 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 寓 (yù)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yù: 遇 (meet, encounter), 于 ((of time or place) in), 与 (and), 语 (language), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 寓 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 寓 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.