chán廛
廛
archaic
Meaning of 廛
廛 means house and courtyard of a commoner's family; dwelling; settlement; residential area of a city; market district. Pronounced chán.
- house and courtyard of a commoner's family; dwelling
- settlement; residential area of a city; market district
Character Info
Radical宀
Strokes12
Stroke Order
廛
Definitions & Examples
Yī一
chán廛
zhī之
dì地
，
kě可
gōng供
yī一
jiā家
jū居
zhù住
。
A plot of land that could house one family.
《
Shī诗
jīng经
》
yǒu有
yún云
：
“
Shì逝
jiāng将
qù去
rǔ女
，
shì适
bǐ彼
lè乐
tǔ土
。
Lè乐
tǔ土
lè乐
tǔ土
，
yuán爰
dé得
wǒ我
suǒ所
。
”
Qí其
zhōng中
de的
“
suǒ所
”
huò或
zhǐ指
yī一
chán廛
zhī之
jū居
。
The *Book of Songs* says: 'I will leave you and go to that happy land. Happy land, happy land, there I shall find my place.' The 'place' here may refer to a dwelling.
Mèng孟
zǐ子
yuē曰
：
“
Wǔ五
mǔ亩
zhī之
zhái宅
，
shù树
zhī之
yǐ以
sāng桑
。
”
Cǐ此
“
zhái宅
”
yǔ与
“
chán廛
”
yì意
jìn近
。
Mencius said: 'For a homestead of five acres, plant mulberry trees around it.' This 'homestead' is similar in meaning to '廛'.