号房

號房

hàofáng

noun #22,885

Measure Word

一间号房 jiān

Meanings

1 numbered room
2 examination cell (in imperial civil service exams)
3 room number

Characters

number / mark / designation

Examples

科举考试时，考生被关在小小的号房里作答。

Kējǔ kǎoshì shí, kǎoshēng bèi guān zài xiǎoxiǎode hàofáng lǐ zuòdá.

During the imperial civil service exams, candidates were confined in tiny examination cells to write their answers.

请问您住在几号房？

Qǐngwèn nín zhù zài jǐ hàofáng?

May I ask which room number you are staying in?

Tips

history

号房 originally referred to the cramped individual cells used in China's imperial civil service examinations (科举). Candidates were locked inside for days, eating and sleeping in these tiny spaces while writing their essays.

Stroke Order

号 hào

房 fáng