厕

厠/廁

cè, sì

则 + 厂

Definitions

cè (noun) restroom; toilet; lavatory

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 厂 represents the meaning and 则 represents the sound. Simplified form of 廁.

Semantic: 厂 Phonetic: 则

About

The simplified character 厕 is a phono-semantic compound: the outer 厂 (cliff or simple open-sided building) suggests the meaning, while the inner 则 provides the sound. The traditional form 廁 uses the building radical 广 and the phonetic 則. The primary meaning is a toilet or latrine, a designated place for the disposal of human waste. Historically, it also had a verbal sense: to mingle, participate, or take a place among others in a group or line.

Etymology Hide

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

厕所很干净。

Cèsuǒ hěn gānjìng.

The toilet is very clean.

我要去厕所。

Wǒ yào qù cèsuǒ.

I want to go to the toilet.

公共厕所在哪里？

Gōnggòng cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the public toilet?

请保持厕所清洁。

Qǐng bǎochí cèsuǒ qīngjié.

Please keep the toilet clean.

学校厕所需要维修。

Xuéxiào cèsuǒ xūyào wéixiū.

The school toilet needs repair.

他在厕所里洗手。

Tā zài cèsuǒ lǐ xǐ shǒu.

He is washing his hands in the toilet.

这个商场厕所设施先进。

Zhège shāngchǎng cèsuǒ shèshī xiānjìn.

This mall's toilet facilities are advanced.

由于厕所堵塞，我们叫了维修工。

Yóuyú cèsuǒ dǔsè, wǒmen jiàole wéixiū gōng.

Because the toilet was clogged, we called a repairman.

Related Characters

Component: 则

Component: 厂

厕