厕 cè toilet
怎么记住“厕”: 厂 factory + 则 rule = toilet. The campsite by the old factory has one strict rule for everyone, never leave the door of the windy toilet open.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
originally 广 + 則
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
厕 = 厂 factory + 则 rule
- 厂 factory shape only
- 则 rule sound
- 贝 sea shell
- 刂 knife
The campsite by the old factory has one strict rule for everyone, never leave the door of the windy toilet open.
How it came to be
In the full form, the outer part gives the meaning and rule, inside it, gives the sound.
用法
- Essentially only 厕所 (cèsuǒ), toilet/restroom: 厕所在哪儿 (cèsuǒ zài nǎr) where's the toilet.
- 厕所 (cèsuǒ) is the plain, functional word; more polite in public is 洗手间 (xǐshǒujiān) or 卫生间 (wèishēngjiān).
- Use 洗手间 when you want to sound refined, e.g. in a restaurant.
含“厕”的词语
例句
- 这是男厕所。 Zhè shì nán cèsuǒ.This is the men's toilet.