宅 (zhái)

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

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 乇 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“宅,所託也。从宀,乇聲。,古文宅。,亦古文宅。”

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