厦
廈shà
#2,259 most
frequent character
tall building, mansion, rear annex
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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