宅

Phono-semantic compound:

宀 (“roof, house”) — semantic element, indicating dwelling.

乇 (탁, “to rely on, entrust”) — phonetic element.

Originally denoting a house to live in, later extended into both neutral and honorific forms depending on reading.

When read 택, used in compounds for “house, home” in a neutral sense;

When read 댁, used honorifically to refer to another person’s home, household, or wife.

宅 (택) — house, dwelling

宅地 (택지) — residential site, housing lot

住宅 (주택) — residence, dwelling

宅配 (택배) — home delivery

댁 (honorific reading) — your house, your wife (polite form)

댁에 계시다 — to be at home (honorific)