厦 shà large building
large building; mansion
How to remember 厦: 厂 factory + 夏 summer = large building. Standing under a glass factory on their summer trip, the village kids stare up at their very first large building.
Component breakdown
厦 = 厂 factory + 夏 summer
- 厂 factory
- 夏 summer
Standing under a glass factory on their summer trip, the village kids stare up at their very first large building.
How it is used
- Polyphone: shà "large building, mansion" in ordinary compounds like 大厦 dàshà "skyscraper, tall building" (used in names like 帝国大厦 Dìguó Dàshà - "Empire State Building"); xià only in the city name 厦门 Xiàmén "Xiamen".
- 大厦 is the everyday word for a big office or commercial building, not homes.