厦

Character

厦 xià · shà

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 厦门 (Xià mén), Fujian

Radical: 厂
Strokes: 12
Structure: Surrounds from top-left
Parts: 厂夏
Traditional: 廈
Frequency: #1692 most common character

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Readings and meanings

xiàMain reading shàRare reading

xià

xia4Main readingHSK 7–9

abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 厦门 (Xià mén), Fujian CC-CEDICT

Words that use “厦” as xià

厦门xià ménXiamen, sub-provincial city in Fujian Province 福建省See 厦门市WordUnreviewed

噶厦gá xiàgovernment of Tibet, dissolved in 1959Word 厦门市xià mén shìXiamen, sub-provincial city in Fujian Province 福建省Word 厦门大学xià mén dà xuéXiamen UniversityWord

shà

sha4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is xià.

(bound form) tall building; mansion CC-CEDICT
(bound form) rear annex; lean-to CC-CEDICT
Taiwan pr. (xià) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “厦” as shà

大厦dà shàa tall, large buildingWordHSK 7–9 偏厦piān shàside annexWord 航厦háng shà(Tw) airport terminalWord 世贸大厦shì mào dà shàWorld Trade CenterWord 五角大厦wǔ jiǎo dà shà(Tw) the PentagonWord 国会大厦guó huì dà shàcapitolWord 多层大厦duō céng dà shàmultistory buildingWord 大厦将倾dà shà jiāng qīnggreat mansion on the verge of collapseWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 厦

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Example sentences

那座大厦很高。
nà zuò dà shà hěn gāo
That tall building is very high.
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我明天去厦门。
wǒ míng tiān qù xià mén
I will go to Xiamen tomorrow.
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他在这座大厦里工作。
tā zài zhè zuò dà shà lǐ gōng zuò
He works in this tall building.
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Same radical 厂

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原yuán 历lì 厤lì 质zhì 厅tīng 压yā 厂chǎng 厌yàn 厭yàn 厨chú 厚hòu 厄è

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