床
chuáng
#1,066 most
frequent character
bed
noun
Measure words:张 zhāng
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
床 pairs 木, wood, with the old 广 shape, which once showed a person resting against a table. The wood part marks the material, so the word first meant a low table to rest on. That grew into the everyday sense bed, and a counter for beds.
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Example Sentences
我的床很舒服。
wǒde chuáng hěn shūfú 。
My bed is very comfortable.
他在床上睡觉。
tāzài chuángshàng shuìjiào 。
He is sleeping on the bed.
我需要一个新床。
wǒ xūyào yígè xīn chuáng 。
I need a new bed.
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