HSK 5 · INDIVIDUAL WORD LESSON
公寓
Word meaning
apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套[tao4])
Character components
- 公gōngpublic
- 宀miánroof; building
- 禺ǒuarchaic variant of 偶[ou3]
Etymology · 词源
Source confidence · 资料可信度：Source-backed · 有资料依据“公”的历史构形可以这样理解：早期字形以图像方式表达意义。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “寓”的历史构形可以这样理解：宀主要提示意义范围；禺主要提示较早的读音。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“公寓”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。
Originally a pictograph of a vessel for holding liquid. The original meaning is now written as 瓮, with the 瓦 (pottery) component added at the bottom. The current meaning "public" is a phonetic loan. Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 禺 represents the sound. Simplified form of 庽. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 公寓 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.
Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。
部件联想帮助记忆字形，不代替严格的汉字字源研究。基础整体字不会为了动画而强行拆解。