xiāng

side-room

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
厂 meaning component

  Meaning component

hǎnchǎng

  

cliff, (roof)

相 sound component

  Sound component

xiāngxiàng

  

mutual

Evolution

厢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
厢 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
厢 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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xiāng

side-room, wing; theatre box; box (in theater); side room; side

Most common words with 厢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

车厢

carriage

side

包厢

box (in a theater or concert hall)

一厢情愿

one's own wishful thinking

厢房

side room