厢

廂

xiāng

厂 + 相

Definitions

xiāng (noun) side room; side chamber

xiāng (noun) theater box

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 厂 represents the meaning and 相 represents the sound. Simplified form of 廂.

Semantic: 厂 Phonetic: 相

About

The character 厢 (simplified from 廂) is a phono-semantic compound. Its traditional form, 廂, uses the broad building radical 广 (yǎn) enclosing the phonetic component 相 (xiāng). The simplified version 厢 substitutes the cliff radical 厂 (hǎn) for 广, while keeping 相 unchanged. The outer radical signals an association with buildings or sheltered spaces. Originally, 厢 referred to the side rooms or wings of a traditional courtyard house. Over time, its meaning expanded to denote any enclosed, box-like compartment, such as railway carriages, theater boxes, or storage spaces within vehicles or machinery.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我的座位在车厢里。

Wǒ de zuòwèi zài chēxiāng lǐ.

My seat is in the carriage.

火车车厢很拥挤。

Huǒchē chēxiāng hěn yǒngjǐ.

The train carriage is very crowded.

我们订了一个包厢。

Wǒmen dìngle yīgè bāoxiāng.

We booked a private box.

厢房里有客人住。

Xiāngfáng lǐ yǒu kèrén zhù.

There are guests staying in the wing-room.

这节车厢的空调坏了。

Zhè jié chēxiāng de kōngtiáo huàile.

The air conditioning in this carriage is broken.

包厢内的装饰非常华丽。

Bāoxiāng nèi de zhuāngshì fēicháng huálì.

The decoration inside the private box is very luxurious.

旧式宅院的厢房通常朝东。

Jiùshì zháiyuàn de xiāngfáng tōngcháng cháo dōng.

The wing-rooms of old-style houses usually face east.

乘客们从不同的车厢涌入站台。

Chéngkè men cóng bùtóng de chēxiāng yǒng rù zhàntái.

Passengers flooded onto the platform from different carriages.

Related Characters

Component: 厂

Component: 相

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