厦(shà)

HSK 7-912 strokesTrad. 廈
Readingsshàxià

abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 厦门, Fujian

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Character information

Pinyin
shà / xià
Meaning
abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 厦门, Fujian
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
廈

Origin & structure

Where 厦 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸厂夏

In this compound, the meaning comes from 厂 (building); 夏 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

厂chǎng夏xià

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 厦 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 厦

Common words using 厦 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dà大shà厦
HSK 7-9

(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions…

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piān偏shà厦

side annex; lean-to

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gá噶shà厦

government of Tibet, dissolved in 1959

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dà大shà厦jiāng将qīng倾

great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation

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xià厦mén门

see 厦门市

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xià厦mén门shì市

Xiamen, sub-provincial city in Fujian Province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]

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mó摩tiān天dà大shà厦

skyscraper

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jīn金mào茂dà大shà厦

Jin Mao Tower, skyscraper in Shanghai

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大偏噶将倾门市摩

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