厂子 (chǎng zi) — factory; (colloquial) small manufacturing works…

Definition

noun

factory(colloquial) small manufacturing workshop

Measure word · 个

Easily confused

厂子。
Zhè jiā chǎng zi shēng chǎn qì chē líng jiàn.
This factory produces car parts.
厂子。
Tā fù qīn zài chǎng zi lǐ gōng zuò le sān shí nián.
His father worked at the factory for thirty years.
厂子。
Nà jiā chǎng zi yīn wèi huán bǎo wèn tí bèi guān tíng le.
That factory was shut down due to environmental issues.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

厂 denotes a factory or mill, and 子 makes it the common name for that kind of place.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 廠; 厂 is its simplified writing.

广敞廠

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

敞

Same sound today

The traditional form 廠 combines 广 with 敞, which gives the sound; the simplified 厂 is a later shorthand.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.