屋 (wū)

(bound form) house; (bound form) room

HSK 3.1 level 5
9 strokes

Etymology

Depicts a yurt (𡉉) over a room (室).

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“屋，居也。从尸，尸，所主也。一曰尸象屋形；从至，至，所至止。室、屋皆从至。，籀文屋，从厂。，古文屋。”

Components

𡉉 (sound, iconic) — Depicts a yurt. 𡉉 also represents the sound. Modern form looks like 尸.
室 (meaning, remnant)