Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
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庑 (wǔ)
[名]
【本义】: 堂下周围的廊屋
(Original meaning: corridors or rooms around the main hall)
【造字法】: 形声。从广,无声。从广( yǎn),与房屋有关。
(Character construction: Phono-semantic compound; Radical 广 relates to buildings.)
1. 同本义 ([En.] rooms around the principal room)
引: 《说文》:庑,堂下周屋。
(Reference: "Shuowen Jiezi": "Wu, corridors around the main hall.")
2. 泛指房屋 ([En.] houses)
引: 《史记》:居大庑之下。
(Reference: "Records of the Grand Historian": "Residing under the large roof.")
3. 廊 ([En.] corridor)
引: 《夜谭随录》:庙中空无所有,唯一黑漆棺停庑下。
(Reference: "Night Talks Collection": "The temple is empty, with the only black lacquer coffin under the eaves.")
4. 屋檐 ([En.] eaves)
引: 李诫《营造法式》:檐,其名有十四…十一曰庑。
(Reference: Li Jie’s "Building Standards": "Eaves, its name has fourteen types... the eleventh is called 'wu'.")