厦 meaning and stroke order
Large building; mansion
How to write 厦, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 厦
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) tall building; mansion
- (bound form) rear annex; lean-to
- Taiwan pr. [xia4]
How 厦 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Building.
厂 gives the meaning and 夏 hints at the sound.
Radical: 厂 (cliff), shared by 29 characters on this site.
How to remember 厦
厂 (chǎng) looks like a cliff or roof edge sheltering something, and here it shelters 夏 (xià, summer). Picture a huge building whose roof keeps you cool all summer: 厦 (shà), a tall building or mansion.
厦 is a bound form, so it almost never stands alone. It mostly appears in 大厦 (dàshà), which is used in the names of big office or residential towers. Example: 我在国贸大厦上班。(Wǒ zài Guómào Dàshà shàngbān.) I work in the China World Trade Center tower.
Common mistake: Learners often read 厦 as xià because of the phonetic 夏, but in 大厦 the mainland reading is shà. Also do not drop the 厂 on top and write plain 夏 (summer).
Common words with 厦
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 大厦 | dàshà | (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) | HSK 7-9 |
厦 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 厦
How many strokes are in 厦?
厦 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 厦 mean?
厦 (shà) means large building; mansion. A common word with it is 大厦 (dàshà), meaning "(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) ".
How do you pronounce 厦?
厦 is pronounced shà, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 厦?
The radical of 厦 is 厂, which carries the idea of "cliff". Dictionaries list 厦 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 厦?
The traditional form of 厦 is 廈. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 厦 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 厦 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 厦 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why is the city Xiamen written 厦门 but read xià?
厦 has a second reading, xià, used in the place name 厦门 (Xiàmén). In Taiwan, xià is also the standard pronunciation for the building sense, so you may hear dàxià there.
What is the difference between 大厦 and 大楼?
Both mean a large building. 大楼 (dàlóu) is the everyday word, while 大厦 sounds grander and is typically part of a building's official name, like a tower or plaza.