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<WL>屋 [wū] room/house (屋子); building (房屋); 屋顶 roof; 屋檐 eaves@@; (HDZ:) … [wò] 幄 | <WL>屋 [wū] room/house (屋子); building (房屋); 屋顶 roof; 屋檐 eaves@@; (HDZ:) … [wò] 幄 | ||
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| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 屋() wū ‘roof/house/room’ is said to combine 尸(𡰣) shī ‘person’ (owner of the house, as in 居), and 至() zhì ‘arrive/at’ (arrive at the place where the property is located); formerly also wr. 𡲃() and 𦤿(), the latter of which is also associated with 握 wò ‘hold’. | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 屋() wū ‘roof/dwelling/house/room’ is said to combine 尸(𡰣) shī ‘person’ (owner of the house, as in 居 ‘dwell’), and 至() zhì ‘arrive/at’ (arrive at the place where the property is located); formerly also wr. 𡲃() and 𦤿(), the latter of which is also associated with 握() wò ‘hold’. |
| − | Note: The component 尸 in 屋 functions as in 居(𧿃凥) jū ‘crouch/squat; sit; reside/dwell’; in older forms 尸 is wr. 广() yǎn/ān ‘lean-to roof/dwelling’ (open on one side), cf. 幄 ‘tent’. | + | Note: The component 尸 in 屋 functions as in 居(𧿃凥) jū ‘crouch/squat; sit; reside/dwell’; in older forms 尸 is wr. 广() yǎn/ān ‘lean-to roof/dwelling’ (open on one side), cf. 幄 wò ‘tent’. |
Compare: 漏(屚) lòu ‘leak’, in which 尸(𡰣) is short for 屋() wū ‘roof’; 屎(𦳊), 尿(㞙𡲘) ‘excrete’. | Compare: 漏(屚) lòu ‘leak’, in which 尸(𡰣) is short for 屋() wū ‘roof’; 屎(𦳊), 尿(㞙𡲘) ‘excrete’. | ||
Compare: 握() wò ‘hold/grasp’, in which 屋 wū ‘possess (具备)’ (HDZ). | Compare: 握() wò ‘hold/grasp’, in which 屋 wū ‘possess (具备)’ (HDZ). | ||
| − | + | “[屋] Place where 尸 a man being 至 arrived, takes rest.” —Wieger. | |
| − | + | “[屋] Where you 至 come and 尸 lie or sit down, cf. 处.” —Karlgren(AD). | |
Compare: 室() shì ‘room’ (with 至 phonetic); the old word “屋室” wūshì ‘house/residence’ (房屋, 住宅) combines these two characters. | Compare: 室() shì ‘room’ (with 至 phonetic); the old word “屋室” wūshì ‘house/residence’ (房屋, 住宅) combines these two characters. | ||
Note: It can be hard to remember 屋 wū vs. 室 shì, since both have the 至 zhì component; remember that 屋 wū and 居 jū are both 1st-tone “u” (though different phonologic vowels); or think of 屋 wū (会意, 无声) as if 尸 were 乌 wū. | Note: It can be hard to remember 屋 wū vs. 室 shì, since both have the 至 zhì component; remember that 屋 wū and 居 jū are both 1st-tone “u” (though different phonologic vowels); or think of 屋 wū (会意, 无声) as if 尸 were 乌 wū. | ||
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