墅 meaning and stroke order
Villa, country house
How to write 墅, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 墅
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- villa
How 墅 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Country.
野 gives the meaning and 土 hints at the sound.
Radical: 土 (soil), shared by 183 characters on this site.
How to remember 墅
墅 stacks 野 (yě, countryside, wild fields) on top of 土 (tǔ, earth, land). Picture a piece of land out in the country where someone builds a villa.
墅 almost never appears alone. It lives inside the word 别墅 (biéshù), which means a villa or a detached house, often in the suburbs or a resort area. Example: 他们在海边买了一栋别墅。(Tāmen zài hǎibiān mǎi le yí dòng biéshù.) They bought a villa by the sea.
Common mistake: Learners often read 墅 as yě because they recognize 野 on top, but the reading is shù with a falling fourth tone. Also do not confuse it with 野 itself; 墅 has the extra 土 at the bottom.
Common words with 墅
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 别墅 | biéshù | villa | HSK 7-9 |
墅 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 墅
How many strokes are in 墅?
墅 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 墅 mean?
墅 (shù) means villa, country house. A common word with it is 别墅 (biéshù), meaning "villa".
How do you pronounce 墅?
墅 is pronounced shù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 墅?
The radical of 墅 is 土, which carries the idea of "soil". Dictionaries list 墅 under this radical.
Is 墅 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 墅 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What measure word is used with 别墅?
The most common measure word is 栋 (dòng), used for buildings, as in 一栋别墅 (yí dòng biéshù). You will also hear 套 (tào) or 座 (zuò) in some contexts.
Does 别墅 mean a luxury mansion or just any house?
In everyday Chinese, 别墅 usually means a standalone house with its own yard, which in Chinese cities is seen as upscale compared with apartments. It does not have to be a huge mansion, but it suggests wealth or a vacation home.