宀 Minecraft Houses

These are the characters in this series. To see them put together in a story, click on the image above to access the pdf. Then review and quiz yourself at the bottom.

róng

contain
宀 + 谷
house + valley

house so large it contains a valley

宿

stay overnight
宀 + 亻 + 百
house + persona + hundred

hundred people in a house staying overnight

chǒng

dote on
宀 + 龙lóng
house + dragon

Minli’s pet she dotes on is a dragon

honey
宀 + 必bì + 虫
house + certainly/cross my heart + insect

They have a bee house, cross my heart, full of insects that make honey.

shǒu

guard [v.]
宀 + 寸
house + thumb

guard your house by activating a thumb pad

solitary
宀 + 莫mò
house + nobody/mirage

house with nobody, only a mirage inside: a solitary-feeling house

zǎi

butcher
宀 + 辛
house + peppery/chili pepper

The house of the “Butcher”, the mean dad who rules his house with harsh discipline like chili pepper punishment.

eaves
宀 + 于yú
house + clothing pully

outside the house hanging from the eaves is a clothing pulley

bīn

visitor
宀 + 兵bīng
house + troops

Their next visitors are unexpected: troops passing through that need temporary housing.

mián

*house

as a component: “宝盖头”

liáo

deserted
宀 + 翏liù
house + kiddie cocktail

The deserted house, where there used to be kids and parties.

níng

calm [adj.]
宀 + 丁dīng
house + nail

house is nailed securely to keep it calm in a storm

yàn

banquet
宀 + 日 + 女
house + day + woman

for a banquet, it takes a woman all day to prepare the house

xiāo

nighttime
宀 + 肖xiào
house + resemble

house resembles a candle at nighttime OR It is the nighttime feedings when dad helps with his son, who resembles him.

zhù

store up
贝 + 宀 + 一
shells + house + floor

store up shells in the house by hiding them in the floor OR They start storing up their shells from the bottom up for the purchase of a new house.

bǎo

treasure [n.]
宀 + 玉
house + jade

Home is where they keep their treasure, but the greatest treasure comes in the news that they will be welcoming a 宝贝 bǎobèi baby!

sòng

Song
宀 + 木
house + tree/wood

The Song Dynasty-style house with a tree growing it its center courtyard. OR Song dynasty architecture: wooden houses and pagodas

xuān

proclaim
宀 + 一 + 旦
house + one + daybreak

With the coming of dawn, they can proclaim that all is well with the house.

xiàn

constitution
宀 + 先xiān
house + first

The Constitution house, where in their political views, one thing comes first: the Constitution!

mail [v.]
宀 + 奇qí
house + strange

some mailboxes look like a strange house

zhái

dwelling [n.]
宀 + 乇
house + fur ball

house for your pet guinea pig, Fur Ball, is a simple dwelling

secret [adj.]
宀 + 必bì + 山
house + certainly/cross my heart + mountain

secret (cross my heart) passageway from house to mountain

zāi

disaster
宀 + 火
house + fire

house fire is a disaster

láo

jail
宀 + 牛
house + cow

Don’t they know that keeping a cow in jail inside your house will get reported to the city officials.

fitting
宀 + 且
house + shelves

such a fitting character for IKEA 宜家

wealthy
宀 + 畐fú
house + rich man

The wealthy house with just one rich man who loves to eat.

jiā

home
宀 + 豕
house + sow

house on stilts with pigs underneath

it
宀 + 匕
house + spoon/person sitting

I found it under the house—the lost spoon!

It” lives in this house, never leaves, sits inside all day.

wán

finish [v.]
宀 + 元yuán
house + Adam & Eve/Yuan

Adam & Eve need Yuan to finish the purchase of their house.

wǎn

winding, *Cabela’s
宀 + 夗yuàn
house + nightcrawler

huge sporting goods store that sells nightcrawlers, winding road to get there

guest
宀 + 各gè
house + each

For guests who stay in your house, you need to think of each of their needs.

shì

room
宀 + 至zhì
house + until

The man insists that one room, his man cave, will not be complete until it has a replica of the crumbling Great Wall on one side.

gōng

palace
宀 + 吕
house + spine

The White House is a palace that requires a lot of spine OR the palace was designed with a central corridor as a spine

dìng

settle on
宀 + 一 + 龰
house + one + trail of footprints

They leave a trail of footprints to many houses before they finally settle on this one.

Settle once and for all which Minecraft mob is the best by putting them through an obstacle course.

kuān

wide
宀 + 艹 + 见
house + flowers + see

WIDE LOAD on the back of a glass house, where you can see the flowers inside

ān

peaceful
宀 + 女
house + woman

a woman at peace when she is the only one in the house

shí

reality
宀 + 头
house + head/bust

reality is they keep his real head in the house as a memorial OR What is the reality about who is head of the house?

hài

harm [n.]
宀 + 丰 + 口
house + bushes + mouth

In Minecraft, stepping on the bushes causes harm, you yell "ouch!"

宀 Minecraft Houses

Quiz

xiàn

constitution

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