厦
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shà · large building

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12Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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厂Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

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Example sentences

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Mó tiān dà shà lǐ de diàn tī shì zhì guān zhòng yào de.摩天大厦里的电梯是至关重要的。

The elevators in a skyscraper are vital systems.

Source: Tatoeba #718422 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà zuò dà shà tiān tái de jǐng sè hěn měi de, xiǎng qù kàn kàn má?那座大厦天台的景色很美的,想去看看嗎?

There's a great view from the rooftop of that building. Want to go see?

Source: Tatoeba #400418 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài gāng tiě dà shà de páng biān yǒu xǔ duō de chú jú.在钢铁大厦的旁边有许多的雏菊。

There are daisies next to the steel building.

Source: Tatoeba #4844806 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà lǐ yǒu xǔ duō chú jú wéi rào zhe gāng tiě dà shà.那里有许多雏菊围绕着钢铁大厦。

There are daisies around the steel building.

Source: Tatoeba #4844805 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men zài shà wēi yí yì nián dào tóu dōu kě yǐ xiǎng shòu zài hǎi lǐ yóu yǒng de lè qù.我们在厦威夷一年到头都可以享受在海里游泳的乐趣。

In Hawaii, we can enjoy swimming in the ocean all year round.

Source: Tatoeba #955389 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 厦 in context

  1. Say shà, then recall the core meaning: large building.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 噶厦 (gá xià), meaning “government of Tibet, dissolved in 1959”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 厦 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.