廠 meaning and stroke order
Cliff; factory, workshop; building
How to write 廠, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 廠
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- factory
- yard
- depot
- workhouse
- works
- (industrial) plant
How 廠 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Building.
广 gives the meaning and 敞 hints at the sound.
Radical: 广 (broad), shared by 60 characters on this site.
How to remember 廠
廠 is a building 广 (shelter) with 敞 (chǎng) inside, which gives the sound. Picture a big open shed, a wide roofed space where workers make things.
廠 is the traditional form of 厂, used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and older texts, and it means factory or plant. It appears in words like 工廠 (gōngchǎng) factory and 廠商 (chǎngshāng) manufacturer. Example: 他在汽車廠工作。(Tā zài qìchē chǎng gōngzuò.) He works at a car factory.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 廠 (chǎng) with 場 (chǎng, field or place), since they sound identical. A factory is 工廠, but a market or square uses 場, as in 市場 (shìchǎng).
Common words with 廠
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 工廠 | gōngchǎng | factory | HSK 3 |
| 廠長 | chǎngzhǎng | factory director | HSK 5 |
| 廠商 | chǎngshāng | manufacturer; producer | HSK 6 |
| 廠家 | chǎngjiā | factory; manufacturer; (coll.) a factory owner; the factory management | HSK 7-9 |
| 出廠 | chūchǎng | to leave the factory (of finished goods) | HSK 7-9 |
| 發電廠 | fādiànchǎng | power plant | |
| 製片廠 | zhìpiànchǎng | film studio | |
| 鋸木廠 | jùmùchǎng | sawmill; lumber mill | |
| 船廠 | chuánchǎng | shipyard; shipbuilder's yard | |
| 修理廠 | xiūlǐchǎng | repair shop | |
| 核電廠 | hédiànchǎng | nuclear power plant | |
| 廠房 | chǎngfáng | a building used as a factory; factory (building) | |
| 酒廠 | jiǔchǎng | wine factory; distillery | |
| 電廠 | diànchǎng | electric power plant |
Questions about 廠
How many strokes are in 廠?
廠 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 廠 mean?
廠 (chǎng) means cliff; factory, workshop; building. A common word with it is 工厂 (gōngchǎng), meaning "factory".
How do you pronounce 廠?
廠 is pronounced chǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 廠?
The radical of 廠 is 广, which carries the idea of "broad". Dictionaries list 廠 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 廠?
廠 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 厂, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does the simplified form 厂 look so different from 廠?
Simplified 厂 keeps only the outer cliff-like frame and drops the inner 敞. So 厂 looks like an empty roof, while 廠 still shows the sound part inside.
What is the difference between 工廠 and 廠家?
工廠 (gōngchǎng) is the physical factory building or plant. 廠家 (chǎngjiā) usually means the manufacturer as a business, for example when you contact the maker about a product.