厢 (xiāng): box (in theater), side room, side
厢 (xiāng) is a Chinese character meaning “box (in theater).” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 厂 (semantic) and 相 (phonetic). It ranks #2384 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 厢 building. Its radical form 厂 (cliff) appears in many related characters such as 原 (yuán, former), 厂 (hǎn, "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc), 历 (lì, to experience).
Definitions
- box (in theater)
- side room
- side
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 厢
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 包厢 | bāo xiāng | box (in a theater or concert hall) |
| 一厢情愿 | yī xiāng qíng yuàn | one's own wishful thinking |
| 厢房 | xiāng fáng | wing (of a traditional house) |
| 两厢情愿 | liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn | both sides are willing |
| 西厢记 | xī xiāng jì | Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫|王实甫[Wang2 Shi2 fu3] |
| 厢式车 | xiāng shì chē | van |
| 城厢区 | chéng xiāng qū | Chengxiang, a district of Putian City 莆田市[Pu2 tian2 Shi4], Fujian |
| 厢型车 | xiāng xíng chē | van (Tw) |
| 一壁厢 | yī bì xiāng | see 一壁[yi1 bi4] |
| 三厢 | sān xiāng | sedan (automobile body type) |
| 边厢 | biān xiāng | side |
| 城厢 | chéng xiāng | see 城廂區|城厢区[Cheng2 xiang1 Qu1] |
| 楼厢 | lóu xiāng | loft |
| 壁厢 | bì xiāng | lateral |
| 轿厢 | jiào xiāng | elevator car |
厢 appears in 16 compound words: 19 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 25 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 厢 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
厢字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
xiāng zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "厢" is written is quite unique and left a deep impression on me.
一厢情愿的“护航联盟”
yī xiāng qíng yuàn de hù háng lián méng
A One-Sided "Escort Alliance"
金门KTV包厢杀人案!友酒醉持刀猛刺 23岁男送医不治
jīn mén K T V bāo xiāng shā rén àn ! yǒu jiǔ zuì chí dāo měng cì 2 3 suì nán sòng yī bù zhì
Murder in a Kinmen KTV Private Room! Drunk Friend Stabs Victim Repeatedly; 23-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Taken to Hospital
金色三麦插旗嘉义 经典火车车厢装潢复刻阿里山铁道情怀
jīn sè sān mài chā qí jiā yì jīng diǎn huǒ chē chē xiāng zhuāng 潢 fù kè ā lǐ shān tiě dào qíng huái
Golden Sanmai flag Chiayi Classic train carriage decoration replicates the feelings of Alishan Railway
影/桃园中坜厢型车路口逆向左转 无视机车骑士摔车......
yǐng táo yuán zhōng 坜 xiāng xíng chē lù kǒu nì xiàng zuǒ zhuǎn wú shì jī chē qí shì shuāi chē . . . . . .
Shadow/Taoyuan Zhongli van intersection turned left in the opposite direction, ignoring the motorcycle rider crashing......
...捷运尖峰期、大型活动常塞爆 民众连署盼车厢加挂至6节
. . . jié yùn jiān fēng qī , dà xíng huó dòng cháng sāi bào mín zhòng lián shǔ pàn chē xiāng jiā guà zhì 6 jié
... During the peak period of the MRT, large-scale events are often congested, and the people signed a petition hoping that the carriage would be increased to 6 sections
请小心月台与车厢之间的空隙。
Qǐng xiǎoxīn yuètái yǔ chēxiāng zhījiān de kòngxì.
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform.
火车的尾三节车厢损坏得很严重。
Huǒchē de wěi sān jiē chēxiāng sǔnhuài dehěn yánzhòng.
The last three coaches of the train were badly damaged.
汤姆在车厢里找到玛丽的雨伞。
Tāngmǔ zài chēxiāng lǐ zhǎodào Mǎlì de yǔsǎn.
Tom found Mary's umbrella in the trunk of his car.
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