廈 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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shà, xià

big building

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 夏 represents the sound.

Components

广 Meaning component

yǎn, guǎng

roof

夏 Sound component

xià

summer

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

shà

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

Xià

abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xiàmén], Fujian

Most common words with 廈

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