厦

廈
Xia4
#2,259 most
frequent character
abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2], Fujian

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

厦 combines 厂 cliff/building with 夏 xià, which adds the idea of 'big' and supplies the sound. It first meant 'big building'. Read shà, that is the main sense. Read xià, it appears in Xiàmén, borrowed only for its sound.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

厦shà
tall building, mansion, rear annex

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