shà, xià
big building
Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 夏 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 廈
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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(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) | ||
Xiamen or Amoy, subprovincial city in Fujian, abbr. 廈|厦[Xià] | ||
mansion | ||
also known as Amoy | ||
tall building |
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