厦 Strokes Write it Listen 厦 shà large building; mansion HSK 7–9 12 strokes Radical 厂 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from厂meaningchǎngcliff; factory, workshop; building夏soundxiàsummer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty How it works厂 hints at the meaning (building), and 夏 xià hints at the sound.