xiāng

box (in theater)

side room; side

shelter (厂) + sound (相) = side room or box

厂 originally depicted a cliff face or overhanging shelter, suggesting an enclosed architectural space. 相 lends the sound xiāng; the shelter radical carries the sense of a room or compartment within a larger structure.

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Cliff overhangSemantic
MutualPhonetic

他们坐在剧院的包里看演出。

tā men zuò zài jù yuàn de bāo xiāng lǐ kàn yǎn chū。

They sat in the theater box watching the performance.

这座老宅的东住着几位亲戚。

zhè zuò lǎo zhái de dōng xiāng zhù zhe jǐ wèi qīn qi。

A few relatives live in the east side room of this old residence.

Words with 厢

边厢

biān xiāng

side

一壁厢

yī bì xiāng

see 一壁[yi1 bi4]

一厢情愿

yī xiāng qíng yuàn

one's own wishful thinking

三厢

sān xiāng

sedan (automobile body type)

两厢情愿

liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn

both sides are willing

包厢

bāo xiāng

box (in a theater or concert hall)

城厢

chéng xiāng

see 城廂區|城厢区[Cheng2 xiang1 Qu1]

城厢区

chéng xiāng qū

Chengxiang, a district of Putian City 莆田市[Pu2 tian2 Shi4], Fujian

壁厢

bì xiāng

lateral

厢型车

xiāng xíng chē

van (Tw)

厢式车

xiāng shì chē

van

厢房

xiāng fáng

wing (of a traditional house)

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