寓 yù residence
residence; lodge; dwelling
How to remember 寓: 宀 house + 禺 monkey = residence. The zookeeper's little house has a pet monkey on the roof, and tourists snap photos of the odd residence.
Component breakdown
寓 = 宀 house + 禺 monkey
- 宀 house
- 禺 monkey
The zookeeper's little house has a pet monkey on the roof, and tourists snap photos of the odd residence.
How it is used
- 公寓 (gōngyù) - apartment - is the standard modern housing term, e.g. 公寓楼 (gōngyù lóu) apartment building.
- 寓言 (yùyán) - fable - refers to short moral stories, e.g. 伊索寓言 (Yīsuǒ yùyán) - Aesop's Fables.
- 寓意 (yùyì) - implied meaning/moral - describes the underlying message of a story or artwork, in formal/literary register.
- Bound character; not used alone outside these compounds.
Words with 寓
Example sentences
- 我想租一套公寓。 Wǒ xiǎng zū yī tào gōngyù.I want to rent an apartment.