公寓 (gōng yù)

apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a

Character breakdown

公 (gōng) · 4 strokes

Pictograph of a earthen jar for holding liquid, now written as 瓮. The current meaning "public" is a phonetic loan.
寓 (yù) · 12 strokes

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 禺 represents the sound. Simplified form of 庽.