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床chuáng

bed; something shaped like or used as a bed

床 means a bed or a bed-shaped object.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

bed; something shaped like or used as a bed

床 means a bed or a bed-shaped object.

VARIANT COMPONENT

wide; broad

As a left radical it is a bound shelter-side form; the standalone modern meaning is separate.

In 床: variant component The broad shelter-side form is a bound form.

INSIDE PIECE

tree; wood

Tree/wood-related meaning clue.

In 床: inside piece Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

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Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

休 xiū — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 床.

杯 bēi — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 床.

茶 chá — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 床.

店 diàn — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 床.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: 5e22420dcda0fd995e63be2eeb11513432b012331b014862f2395dcc87784657. Captured 2026-11-01T01:21:42.253Z.
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