chán

廛

Character · Noun

dwelling; residence; market district

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

house and courtyard of a commoner's family; dwelling

archaic

Archaic term for a standard plot of land allotted to a family.

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.

Show 1 more example
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'.

2.

noun

settlement; residential area of a city; market district

archaic

Often used in classical texts to refer to urban dwellings or marketplaces.

Shì市
chán廛
zhī之
zhōng中
 ，
shāng商
gǔ贾
yún云
jí集
 。

Merchants gather in the market district.

 “
Chán廛
 ”
zì字
zài在
gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
cháng常
zhǐ指
chéng城
shì市
zhōng中
de的
mín民
jū居
qū区
yù域
 。

The character '廛' often refers to residential areas within a city in classical texts.