幢

chuáng, zhuàng

巾 + 童

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Definitions

zhuàng (classifier) classifier for buildings

chuáng (noun) banner

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 童 represents the sound.

Semantic: 巾 Phonetic: 童

About

幢 is a phono-semantic compound combining the cloth radical 巾, which signals a connection to textiles, with the phonetic component 童. Originally, it referred to a pennant or banner, especially a canopy-like standard in military processions or Buddhist ceremonies. Later, it acquired a secondary use as a classifier for buildings, houses, and other large vertical structures, where it departs from its textile origins to evoke a towering, pillar-like presence.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

那是一幢高楼。

Nà shì yī zhuàng gāo lóu.

That is a tall building.

我们学校有一幢新教学楼。

Wǒmen xuéxiào yǒu yī zhuàng xīn jiàoxué lóu.

Our school has a new teaching building.

在市中心有一幢著名的建筑。

Zài shì zhōngxīn yǒu yī zhuàng zhùmíng de jiànzhù.

There is a famous building in the city center.

这幢古老的房子有百年历史。

Zhè zhuàng gǔlǎo de fángzi yǒu bǎinián lìshǐ.

This old house has a hundred years of history.

他们计划建造一幢商业大厦。

Tāmen jìhuà jiànzào yī zhuàng shāngyè dàshà.

They plan to construct a commercial building.

虽然这幢别墅价格昂贵，但环境非常优美。

Suīrán zhè zhuàng biéshù jiàgé ángguì, dàn huánjìng fēicháng yōuměi.

Although this villa is expensive, the environment is very beautiful.

根据规划，这里将竖起一幢三十层的写字楼。

Gēnjù guīhuà, zhèlǐ jiāng shù qǐ yī zhuàng sānshí céng de xiězì lóu.

According to the plan, a thirty-story office building will be erected here.

这幢建筑的设计融合了现代与传统元素，堪称杰作。

Zhè zhuàng jiànzhù de shèjì rónghé le xiàndài yǔ chuántǒng yuánsù, kān chēng jiézuò.

The design of this building integrates modern and traditional elements, and it can be called a masterpiece.

Related Characters

Component: 巾

Component: 童

幢