Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

box (in theater); side room

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xiang” becomes a different word in each tone. 厢 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 车厢chē xiāngcarriage
  • 三厢sān xiāngsedan (automobile body type)
  • 边厢biān xiāngside; side-room; room in the wings
  • 包厢bāo xiāngbox (in a theater or concert hall); private room (in a restaurant or karaoke)
  • 厢房xiāng fángwing (of a traditional house); side room

Example Sentence

火车的每节车厢里都坐满了乘客。Huǒ chē de měi jié chē xiāng lǐ dōu zuò mǎn le chéng kè.Every car of the train is full of passengers.

火车Huǒ chētraindeofměieachjiéjoint车厢chē xiāngcarriageinsidedōuallzuòto sitmǎnManchu ethnic grouple(completed action)乘客chéng kèpassenger