廂
xiāng

side-room

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

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
相
相 Sound component
xiāng, xiàng mutual

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangslaŋ
Unicodesiɑng

說文解字

廊也。从广相聲。

Sources

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

厢 xiāng side-room Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 厂 represents the meaning and 相 represents the sound. Simplified form of 廂.

Components

厂
厂 Meaning component
chǎng cliff, (roof)
相
相 Sound component
xiāng, xiàng mutual

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode