zhuàng

classifier for buildings (Taiwan pr. [chuang2])

(archaic) curtain hung over boat or carriage windows

cloth (巾) + sound-童 = curtain, now a building counter

巾 refers to cloth or fabric, pointing to the original meaning: a curtain or hanging cloth draped over carriage or boat windows. 童 mainly gives the sound; the cloth radical carries the meaning.

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ChildPhonetic

村里新建了一小楼。

cūn lǐ xīn jiàn le yī zhuàng xiǎo lóu。

A small building was newly built in the village.

老房子已经有一百年的历史了。

zhè zhuàng lǎo fáng zi yǐ jīng yǒu yī bǎi nián de lì shǐ le。

This old building already has a history of one hundred years.

Words with 幢

幢幢

chuáng chuáng

(literary) (of light, shadows) flickering; dancing

经幢

jīng chuáng

Buddhist stone pillar

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