厂 (chǎng): factory, yard, "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc

厂 (chǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “factory.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 厂 (cliff). It ranks #963 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 4Radical: 厂 cliff2 strokesFrequency #963

Definitions

  1. factory
  2. yard
  3. "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc

Stroke Order

1
2

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 厂

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
工厂noungōng chǎngfactory4
厂商nounchǎng shāngmanufacturer6
厂家nounchǎng jiāfactory6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
发电厂nounfā diàn chǎngpower plant
修理厂xiū lǐ chǎngrepair shop
炼油厂nounliàn yóu chǎngoil refinery
化工厂nounhuà gōng chǎngchemical factory
酒厂nounjiǔ chǎngwine factory
加工厂nounjiā gōng chǎngprocessing plant
厂房nounchǎng fánga building used as a factory
出厂verbchū chǎngto leave the factory (of finished goods)
电厂noundiàn chǎngelectric power plant
造船厂nounzào chuán chǎngdockyard
制造厂nounzhì zào chǎngmanufacturing plant
印刷厂nounyìn shuā chǎngprinting house
核电厂nounhé diàn chǎngnuclear power plant
纺织厂nounfǎng zhī chǎngtextile factory
兵工厂nounbīng gōng chǎngmunitions factory
77
Total compounds
26
As first character
69
As last character
5
As middle character

厂 appears in 77 compound words: 26 as the first character, 69 as the last, and 5 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 厂 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

纱shā
0.5611,534 co-occurrences
纺fǎng
0.5502,090 co-occurrences
炼liàn
0.5172,684 co-occurrences
啤pí
0.5061,600 co-occurrences
工gōng
0.48746,446 co-occurrences
辆liàng
0.4853,792 co-occurrences
船chuán
0.4808,452 co-occurrences
酿niàng
0.475790 co-occurrences
造zào
0.47215,022 co-occurrences
铸zhù
0.4641,268 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

学习厂字需要反复练习,才能写得工整。

xué xí hǎn zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .

Mastering the character "厂" requires repeated practice to write it neatly.

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

AI带旺需求...陆光通讯厂畅旺 订单排到Q4

A I dài wàng xū qiú . . . lù guāng tōng xùn hǎn chàng wàng dìng dān pái dào Q 4

AI drives demand... Luguang Communication Factory is prosperous, and orders are scheduled to Q4

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

钢厂赴美设点开出第一枪 API石油钢管大厂天...

gāng hǎn fù měi shè diǎn kāi chū dì yī qiāng A P I shí yóu gāng guǎn dà hǎn tiān . . .

The steel mill went to the United States to set up a point and fired the first shot API petroleum steel pipe factory sky...

EttodayFeb 2026

“厂商是谁”答不出来坚持要汇40万 万华警打...

hǎn shāng shì shéi dā bù chū lái jiān chí yāo huì 4 0 wàn wàn huá jǐng dǎ . . .

"Who is the manufacturer" can't answer and insists on remitting 400,000 yuan Wanhua police fight...

百度新闻Feb 2026

“家门口”到“厂门口”,首批数百名来沪务工劳动者“..

jiā mén kǒu dào hǎn mén kǒu , shǒu pī shǔ bǎi míng lái hù wù gōng láo dòng zhě . .

From "doorstep" to "factory gate", the first batch of hundreds of migrant workers came to Shanghai":

百度新闻Feb 2026

大年初三车间灯就亮了,航天老厂通过自研AI平台,稳..

dà nián chū sān chē jiān dēng jiù liàng le , háng tiān lǎo hǎn tōng guò zì yán A I píng tái , wěn . .

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the workshop lights were turned on, and the old aerospace factory was steadily developed through the self-developed AI platform.

Tatoeba

工厂的废料导致了严重的环境污染。

Gōngchǎng de fèiliào dǎozhì le yánzhòng de huánjìng wūrǎn.

The factory waste gave rise to serious environmental pollution.

Tatoeba

化学工厂一着火就爆炸了。

Huàxué gōngchǎng yī zháohuǒ jiù bàozhà le.

Once the chemical plant caught fire, it exploded.

Tatoeba

敌方投下炸弹,把工厂炸毁了。

Dífāng tóu xià zhàdàn, bǎ gōngchǎng zhá huǐ le.

The enemy dropped bombs on the factory.

Tatoeba

水梨在这家工厂进行装罐。

Shuǐlí zài zhè jiā gōngchǎng jìnxíng zhuāng guàn.

Nashi are tinned in this factory.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced chǎng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 厂 (chǎng) mean in Chinese?
厂 (chǎng) primarily means "factory." It is classified as HSK Level 4, making it an upper-intermediate character. It ranks #963 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 厂 have?
厂 is written with 2 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 厂?
The radical associated with 厂 is 厂 (cliff). This radical appears in many characters related to cliff.
What are common words containing 厂?
Common words with 厂 include: 工厂 (gōng chǎng, "factory"); 发电厂 (fā diàn chǎng, "power plant"); 修理厂 (xiū lǐ chǎng, "repair shop"); 炼油厂 (liàn yóu chǎng, "oil refinery"); 厂商 (chǎng shāng, "manufacturer"). There are over 77 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 厂 (chǎng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation chǎng: 长 (long), 常 (always), 场 (field, place), 唱 (to sing), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 厂 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 厂 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.