Meaning of 厂
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- factory
- yard
- depot
- workhouse
- works
- (industrial) plant
- "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
How to use 厂
厂 (chǎng) usually appears in compounds such as 工厂 (gōngchǎng, factory), 厂长 (chǎngzhǎng, factory director) and 发电厂 (fādiànchǎng, power plant). Example: 我爸爸在工厂工作。(Wǒ bàba zài gōngchǎng gōngzuò.) My dad works in a factory.
厂 looks like a cliff edge: a flat top line with a slope running down the left side. Picture a big roof over open space, like a factory shed where work happens underneath.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 厂 with 广 (guǎng, wide), which has an extra dot on top. Also remember the tone is third tone chǎng, not second tone cháng like 长 or 常.
厂 in example sentences
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厂 chǎng · factory · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 厂.
| 工厂 | gōngchǎng | factory |
| 厂长 | chǎngzhǎng | factory director |
| 厂商 | chǎngshāng | manufacturer; producer |
| 厂家 | chǎngjiā | factory; manufacturer; (coll.) a factory owner; the factory management |
| 出厂 | chūchǎng | to leave the factory (of finished goods) |
| 发电厂 | fādiànchǎng | power plant |
| 制片厂 | zhìpiànchǎng | film studio |
| 锯木厂 | jùmùchǎng | sawmill; lumber mill |
| 船厂 | chuánchǎng | shipyard; shipbuilder's yard |
| 修理厂 | xiūlǐchǎng | repair shop |
| 核电厂 | hédiànchǎng | nuclear power plant |
| 厂房 | chǎngfáng | a building used as a factory; factory (building) |
Questions about 厂
What does 厂 mean?
厂 (chǎng) means "factory; yard" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 厂?
厂 is made of 1 character: 厂 (2 strokes). That is 2 strokes in total.
Is 厂 an HSK word?
Yes. 厂 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 厂 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 厂 is written 廠.
Why does 厂 have a second reading hǎn?
hǎn is the name of 厂 when it works as the cliff radical, found in characters like 原, 历 and 压. In everyday words meaning factory, you always say chǎng.
What is the difference between 工厂 and 厂家?
工厂 (gōngchǎng) means the factory as a place. 厂家 (chǎngjiā) focuses on the factory as a manufacturer or business, as in contacting the maker about a product.