cuò

cut or engrave

A building  containing the past 

Components
厂 meaning component

  Meaning component

hǎnchǎng

  

cliff, (roof)

昔 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

in the past, ancient times

Evolution

厝 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
厝 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
厝 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
厝 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

cuò

cut or engrave; a grave or tombstone; to lay in place; to put; to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial

Most common words with 厝
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to put

厝火积薪

fig. hidden danger