variant of 寓[yu4]

roof (宀) + sound (禺) = lodging, dwelling

The roof radical (宀) grounds the meaning in shelter and dwelling. 禺 contributes the sound yù and does not add semantic weight here.

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RoofSemantic
A mythical creaturePhonetic

他在城里租了一套公住。

tā zài chéng lǐ zū le yī tào gōng yù zhù。

he rented an apartment in the city to live in.

这个所很安静,离学校也近。

zhè ge yù suǒ hěn ān jìng,lí xué xiào yě jìn。

this residence is very quiet and also close to the school.

Words with 寓

公寓

gōng yù

apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套[tao4])

公寓大楼

gōng yù dà lóu

apartment building

公寓楼

gōng yù lóu

apartment building

寓目

yù mù

(literary) to look over

寓居

yù jū

to make one's home in

寓意

yù yì

moral (of a story)

寓意深远

yù yì shēn yuǎn

the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications

寓意深长

yù yì shēn cháng

to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant

寓所

yù suǒ

dwelling

寓教于乐

yù jiào yú lè

to make learning fun

寓管理于服务之中

yù guǎn lǐ yú fú wù zhī zhōng

to make administration service-oriented

寓言

yù yán

fable; allegory; parable

More characters with 宀