厦
shàXià HSK7

big building

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

Components

厂
厂 Meaning component
chǎng cliff, (roof)
夏
夏 Sound component
xià summer

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthæX[ɡ]ˤraʔhouse, room

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

廈 shà big building Traditional

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

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
夏
夏 Sound component
xià summer

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthæX[ɡ]ˤraʔhouse, room
Zhengzhangsraːs
ɡraːʔ
Unicodehǎ

說文解字

屋也。从广夏聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)