zhái

residence

(coll.) to stay in at home; to hang around at home

roof (宀) + phonetic (乇) = a place to stay and call home

The roof radical marks this as a place of dwelling. 乇 contributes the sound zhái rather than any meaning.

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他今天哪里都不去,就在家着。

tā jīn tiān nǎ lǐ dōu bù qù,jiù zài jiā zhái zhe。

He is not going anywhere today, just staying home.

这个周末我打算在家里看书休息。

zhè ge zhōu mò wǒ dǎ suàn zhái zài jiā lǐ kàn shū xiū xi。

This weekend I plan to stay home reading and resting.

Words with 宅

阴宅

yīn zhái

(feng shui term) tomb

阿宅

ā zhái

homebody; geek; nerd; otaku

住宅楼

zhù zhái lóu

residential building

住宅

zhù zhái

residence; dwelling; abode

住宅区

zhù zhái qū

residential area

住宅泡沫

zhù zhái pào mò

housing bubble

凶宅

xiōng zhái

inauspicious abode

卜宅

bǔ zhái

to choose a capital by divination

古宅

gǔ zhái

former residence

宅女

zhái nǚ

female geek; female nerd; otaku girl

宅子

zhái zi

house; residence

宅度假

zhái dù jià

staycation

More characters with 宀