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厠

廁
cè
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 variant of 厕, toilet; latrine

Examples

HSK 4
请问，厕所在哪里？
Qǐngwèn, cèsuǒ zài nǎli?
Excuse me, where is the toilet?

Tips

history
An old variant, not standard in modern Chinese. The current character is 厕 (traditional 廁), as in 厕所 (toilet). This form differs only in the outer enclosure shape.

Components

radical
厂 chǎng
cliff; shelter
The cliff-shelter radical 厂 suggests a built side structure; in the standard form this is the broader shelter 广 of 廁.
phonetic
则 zé
rule; then
The inner 则 is the phonetic; its reading has drifted from zé to cè, the same phonetic seen in the standard 厕.

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Stroke Order

厠 cè