厦
HSK 7–9

厦 (shà): big building, mansion

shà

big building, mansion

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Pinyin

shà

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

big building, mansion

How to Write 厦 (shà)

厦 is written in 12 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 厦

A phono-semantic compound: 厂 (building) carries the meaning, and 夏 hints at the pronunciation.

What 厦 is Made Of

厦 is built from 2 components:

厂cliff
夏summer

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Words Using 厦

Common Chinese words that contain 厦:

大厦

dàshà

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