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The character "室" originates from a conceptual structure combining the roof radical "宀", which signifies a building or covered space, with the component "至", meaning to arrive or reach, thereby forming the idea of an interior space one arrives at or inhabits. Its core meaning has consistently been that of a room or chamber within a dwelling, reflecting a specific, enclosed part of a larger structure. From this concrete foundation, its application broadened to denote any dedicated functional space, such as a studio, office, or laboratory, and further extended into more abstract collective terms like a family household or an administrative unit, always retaining the sense of a defined and occupied domain.
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这是我的卧室。
他的办公室很大。
我们在会议室开会。
实验室里很安静。
晚上我在浴室洗澡。
因为下雨，我们在室内打球。
图书室比教室更安静。
公司的新会议室配备了先进的设备。