xiāng厢（廂）
厢（廂）
common
noun
Meaning of 厢
厢 means side room of a traditional Chinese house; compartment; section; box. Pronounced xiāng.
- side room of a traditional Chinese house
- compartment; section; box
- suburb; outlying district near a city
Character Info
Radical厂
Strokes11
Components
厂
相
Stroke Order
厢
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
zuò座
lǎo老
zhái宅
zi子
yǒu有
dōng东
xiāng厢
hé和
xī西
xiāng厢
。
This old house has east and west side rooms.
Tā他
men们
jiā家
de的
dōng东
xiāng厢
fáng房
yòng用
lái来
zuò做
shū书
fáng房
。
The east side room of their house is used as a study.
Zhèng正
fáng房
liǎng两
biān边
gè各
yǒu有
yí一
gè个
xiāng厢
fáng房
。
There is a side room on each side of the main hall.
Yī一
zhèng正
liǎng两
xiāng厢
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
mín民
jū居
de的
cháng常
jiàn见
bù布
jú局
。
One main hall with two side rooms is a common layout in traditional Chinese dwellings.
Xī西
Xiāng厢
Jì记
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
diǎn典
xì戏
jù剧
de的
jīng经
diǎn典
zuò作
pǐn品
。
The Romance of the Western Chamber is a classic work of Chinese classical drama.
Relations
Measure Words
间/ jiān
Primary
个/ gè
Common Words
厢房 / 廂房xiāngfáng
wing room; side room
车厢 / 車廂chēxiāng
carriage; passenger compartment; freight car
包厢 / 包廂bāoxiāng
private box; compartment
城厢 / 城廂chéngxiāng
the area inside and near the city gates; the walled city and its immediate suburbs
关厢 / 關廂guānxiāng
area outside a city gate; suburb by the gate
两厢 / 兩廂liǎngxiāng
two wings of a house; both sides