厢
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.
他们坐在剧院的包厢里看演出。
tā men zuò zài jù yuàn de bāo xiāng lǐ kàn yǎn chū。
They sat in the theater box watching the performance.
这座老宅的东厢住着几位亲戚。
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)