店 diàn shop
store; hotel
How to remember 店: 广 broad + 占 occupy = shop. When the rain starts, the dog walkers run under the broad awning and occupy every corner of the little shop.
Component breakdown
店 = 广 broad + 占 occupy
- 广 broad
- 占 occupy
- ⺊ fortune teller
- 口 mouth
When the rain starts, the dog walkers run under the broad awning and occupy every corner of the little shop.
How it came to be
A lean-to roof with occupy under it for the sound: a stall put up against a wall rather than a building of its own. That is what a shop was, and the roof says so.
How it is used
- A shop or store: 商店 (shāngdiàn) store, 书店 (shūdiàn) bookstore, 便利店 (biànlìdiàn) convenience store.
- Also lodging - 饭店 (fàndiàn) and 酒店 (jiǔdiàn) usually mean 'hotel', not just an eatery/bar.
- 店 names the establishment; the goods or function go in front: 药店 (yàodiàn) pharmacy.
Characters built with 店
Words with 店
Example sentences
- 我每天经过这家店。 Wǒ měitiān jīngguò zhè jiā diàn.I pass by this shop every day.
- 店主给我找零钱。 Diànzhǔ gěi wǒ zhǎo língqián.The shop owner gave me the change.
- 商店关门了。 Shāngdiàn guānmén le.The shop is closed.
- 南边有饭店。 Nánbiān yǒu fàndiàn.There is a hotel at the south end.