懂中文 Dong Chinese

厦

shà, xià

big building

Phonosemantic compound. 厂 represents the meaning and 夏 represents the sound. Simplified form of 廈.

Components
厂 meaning component

厂  Meaning component

hǎn, chǎng

  

cliff, (roof)

夏 sound component

夏  Sound component

xià

  

summer

Evolution

厦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
厦 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
厦 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

厦 (廈) 

shà

big building, mansion; tall building; mansion; rear annex; lean-to; also pr. [xià]

厦 (廈) 

Xià

abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xià​mén], Fujian

Most common words with 厦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

大厦

(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)

厦门

Xiamen or Amoy, subprovincial city in Fujian, abbr. 廈|厦[Xià]

厦

mansion

厦门市

also known as Amoy

高楼大厦

tall building