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廈

简厦 · 繁廈

Mandarin · pinyin shà#

(bound form) tall building; mansion
(bound form) rear annex; lean-to
Taiwan pr. xià

Mandarin · pinyin Xià#

abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門 Xià mén, Fujian

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廈: Look up this written character
厦: shà · big building, mansion

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4 · sha4

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character · Etymology 1

mansion; large building
a surname

character · Etymology 2

only used in 廈門／厦门 (Xiàmén); also used as its short form

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