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The character 房 is a phono-semantic compound denoting a dwelling, such as a room, house, or building. It combines the radical 户 (door, household) at the upper left, which indicates a physical structure for habitation, with the component 方 (fāng) beneath it. 方 acts as the phonetic element, guiding the pronunciation while also suggesting the square or rectangular shape typical of rooms. Historically, 房 specifically referred to a side room or wing attached to the main hall of a traditional courtyard residence. Over time, its meaning expanded to become the common term for any habitable room or residential property in modern Chinese.
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这是我的房间。
我们想买一所新房。
他租了一间市中心的房子。
这套房子的采光非常好。
新房子的装修风格很现代。
书房里摆满了各种各样的书籍。
如果房价合适，我们就准备签约。
这间民宿的客房服务让人十分满意。