墅 (shù): villa

Meanings

他们在海边买了一栋别墅。

Tāmen zài hǎibiān mǎi le yí dòng biéshù.

They bought a villa by the sea.

这栋别墅有私人花园。

Zhè dòng biéshù yǒu sīrén huāyuán.

This villa has a private garden.

usage

In practice 墅 only appears in 别墅 (villa), a detached house separate from one's main residence, typically in a resort or suburban area.

radical

土 tǔ

earth; soil

The earth radical 土 at the bottom marks this as a built structure on the land, fitting a house or lodge.

phonetic

野 yě

open country; wild

The top 野 supplies the sound and also the sense: the original 墅 was a hut or lodge out in the open countryside.

墅 shù