Learn one Chinese Character a day - 厂

厂 is another typical pictograph Chinese character. It is too abstract for us to reason its meaning even from its Oracle Script - . It is actually the drawing of primitive living place - cave of ancient Chinese people, similar to the picture below:

Live in a cave

Original meaning of 厂 refers to a simplest shelter formed naturally under a cliff. 

Please remember 厂's original meaning. We will see many other Chinese characters, which contains 厂, are related to this original meaning of 厂.

And as people no longer lived inside a cave, 厂 is eventually borrowed to mean buildings which are specious with simple structure for workers to work inside, like those workshops of a factory. Of course modern factories can have very complicated workshops now.

厂

Below is the evolution history of 厂: (image taken from http://www.vividict.com)

Learn one Chinese Character a day - 厂

Now it is time to enjoy a Chinese calligraphy with 厂 inside:

王福厂