厢 (xiāng) — (bound form) compartment; box; side wing
Definition
Bound form meaning 'wing' or 'side' of a building or train carriage — almost always paired with a prefix like 车厢 or 包厢. It marks a structural division, not a location like 旁.
bound form
compartmentboxside wing
Easily confused
- 相xiāngsound-alikesurname Xiāng
- 箱xiāngsound-alike(bound form) box, case, chest, trunk (used in compound nouns for various containers)
- 香xiāngsound-alikefragrant, aromatic
- 乡xiāngsound-alikehometown, native village
- 镶xiāngsound-aliketo inlay, to embed, to set (a gem or tooth)
- 襄xiāngsound-alike(bound form) to assist; to help (in formal or written Chinese)
Examples
- 。Zhè liè huǒ chē yǒu shí jié chē xiāng.This train has ten carriages.
- 。Wǒ men zài jù yuàn dìng le yí gè bāo xiāng.We booked a private box at the theater.
- 厢。Yuàn zi de xī xiāng yǒu yì jiān xiǎo wū.There is a small room in the western wing of the courtyard.
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