hǎnchǎng

cliff, (roof)

Pictograph of a cliff or similarly shaped object. Sometimes used interchangeably with 广 to depict a roof. In simplified Chinese is also used to mean "factory", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character .

Evolution

厂 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
厂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
厂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
厂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

hǎn

"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in , , etc

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chǎng

factory, plant, workshop, mill; factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant

Most common words with 厂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

yard

工厂

factory

厂商

manufacturer

厂家

factory

厂房

factory (building)

Component uses

Meaning component in 15 characters (7 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (3 verified)

Iconic component in 6 characters (6 verified)

Simplified component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Unknown component in 8 characters (1 verified)