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幢
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carriage curtain

HSK 7
Objects →Tools →Vehicles
chuáng
トウ
はた
당
Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 童 represents the sound.
Components
巾 towel+ 童 juvenile =
幢 carriage curtain
巾 Meaning component
jīn towel
kerchief
童 Phonetic component
tóng juvenile
child, boy, servant boy
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Notes
Similar Characters
刷 brush帅 commander (simp)帥 commander (trad/jp)佩 wear at the waist币 coins (simp)布 cloth帆 sail希 hope帏 curtain that forms wall (simp)帐 screen (simp)帑 a treasury帔 a skirt帕 handkerchief帖 note帘 flag (simp)帙 cover帛 silks帜 pennant (simp)帧 scroll (simp)席 mat
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
幢
Regular
Modern
Chinese
幢 [chuáng]
banner
幢 [zhuàng]
classifier for buildings; carriage curtain (old)
Japanese
幢 、 幡幢 はたほこ 、 はたぼこ 、 どう 同音

noun

  1. Buddhism long-handled Chinese spear bearing a small flag
  2. banner; hanging
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
幢幢 [chuáng​chuáng] #49,889
(shadows) flickering
经幢 [jīng​chuáng]
Buddhist stone pillar
经幢 [jīng​chuáng]
Buddhist stone pillar
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
幢 [はたほこ] #165,307
long-handled Chinese spear bearing a small flag
幢幡 [どうばん] #218,326
hanging-banner used as ornament in Buddhist temples
人頭幢 [にんずどう]
Yama's pole (with a human head on the top)