床 chuáng bed
How to remember 床: 广 broad + 木 tree = bed. Stuck in a storm under a broad roof, the carpenter turns a fallen tree into planks and builds himself a bed for the night.
Component breakdown
床 = 广 broad + 木 tree
- 广 broad
- 木 tree
Stuck in a storm under a broad roof, the carpenter turns a fallen tree into planks and builds himself a bed for the night.
How it is used
- Bed - takes measure word 张 (zhāng): 一张床 (yì zhāng chuáng) a bed.
- The daily verb is 起床 (qǐchuáng) get out of bed; 床单 (chuángdān) bed sheet.
Words with 床
Example sentences
- 起床的时间到了。 Qǐchuáng de shíjiān dào le.It's time to get up.