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
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
床 = 广 broad + 木 tree
- 广 broad meaning
- 木 tree meaning
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 came to be
Today's shape puts wood inside a house: a wooden piece of furniture in the home, the bed.
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.