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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
公寓 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
公寓 ＝ 公 ＋ 寓
ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩˋ · gōngyù
noun — apartment, flat (a unit in a shared, multi-household building)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

公shared; communal (公共)gōng
寓a dwelling; a residence (寓所)yù
公寓，公共的公，寓所的寓。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

許多人家，住在同一棟的房子（寓）裡，門口共（公）用。
Many households share (公) one building of dwellings (寓) — that is an apartment block.
關 · Related
房子fángzihouse — the broader category套房tàofánga self-contained flat — a near neighbour