house, dwelling, residence

Animated Stroke Order 宅

宅 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 宅

宅 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
shì
diǎn
xíng
de
zhái
nán

He is a typical homebody.

2
zhōu
huan
zhái
jiā
kàn
diàn
yǐng

I like staying at home watching movies on weekends.

3
zuò
háo
zhái
jià
zhí
shù
qiān
wàn

That luxury residence is worth tens of millions.

4
zhè
shì
de
zhù
zhái

This is my residence.

5
men
huà
zài
jiāo
mǎi
tào
zhù
zhái

We plan to buy a house in the suburbs.

6
zhè
ge
zhù
zhái
xiǎo
huán
jìng
yōu
měi
pèi
tào
shè
shī
quán

This residential community has a beautiful environment and complete supporting facilities.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes6
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1609
Zhuyinㄓㄞˊ
Components
UnicodeU+5B85
CangjieJHP
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality