厢

廂
xiāng
#2,462 most
frequent character
box (in theater), side room, side

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

厢 has 相 xiāng as the sound part. 厂 is now empty; it was once 广 yǎn, a building or hut. That building sense gives the first meaning, the two side rooms of a traditional house, which grew to wing or side room, theatre box, and train compartment.

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