Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 乇 represents the sound.
Components
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
Notes
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Historical Evolution
宅
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
宅
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
宅
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
宅
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
宅
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
宅
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
宅
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
宅
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
宅
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
宅
Regular
Modern
Chinese
宅 [zhái]
residence; (coll.) to stay in at home; to hang around at home
Japanese
noun
- house; home
- one's house; one's home
- one's husband
Korean
댁 [宅]
-daek; A suffix used to mean a wife.; -daek; A suffix used to mean a married woman who comes from that region.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
宅 たく
Taku surnamegiven name
CHINESE WORDS (32)
住宅 [zhùzhái] #8,499
residence
住宅区 [zhùzháiqū] #14,568
residential area
住宅区 [zhùzháiqū] #14,568
residential area
民宅 [mínzhái] #14,767
house
宅子 [zháizi] #30,595
house
宅院 [zháiyuàn] #58,117
house
家宅 [jiāzhái] #63,249
home
凶宅 [xiōngzhái] #49,074
inauspicious abode
住宅楼 [zhùzháilóu] #54,717
residential building
住宅楼 [zhùzháilóu] #54,717
residential building
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JAPANESE WORDS (169)
⭐ 自宅 [じたく] #2,607
one's home
⭐ 帰宅 [きたく] #4,230
returning home
⭐ 住宅 [じゅうたく] #8,067
residence
⭐ お宅 [おたく] #9,440
your house
⭐ 住宅街 [じゅうたくがい] #10,952
residential area
⭐ 邸宅 [ていたく] #13,013
(large) house
⭐ 住宅地 [じゅうたくち] #21,453
housing district
⭐ 在宅 [ざいたく] #26,743
being at home
⭐ 宅配便 [たくはいびん] #27,341
express home delivery service
帰宅部 [きたくぶ] #28,175
pupils who are not members of any school club
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