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宅 = 宀 + 乇

宅 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “residence”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 乇 (to depend on). It appears as a component in 9 other characters in this index.

Keyword

residence

Pinyin (Mandarin)

zhái

Script

Chinese hanzi

Also known as

residence, dwelling, home, дом, жилище, место жительства, dwelling, home

Same glyph as a Japanese kanji

宅 home

Decomposition

Characters that contain 宅

• 侘 disappointed
• 咤 scold
• 垞 small mound
• 姹 beautiful
• 挓 to open out
• 烢 烢
• 秺 秺
• 詫 to brag
• 诧 be surprised

How to find 宅 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “roof” + “to depend on”. 宅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 宅 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.