壥 (chán) - A variant form of 廛, meaning: a market & a shop
壥 · chán
A variant form of 廛, meaning: a market place;
a shop;
a store;
a piece of land;
a household;
a residence.
A variant form of 廛, meaning: a marketa shopa store
Usage highlights
MarketplaceA piece of landResidential areaShop/storeLand measure
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The merchant opened a shop in the market (市壥).
- This piece of land is for building a house (一壥之地).
- Ancient texts mention the division of residential areas (邑居谓之壥).
Collocations
- Marketplace(市壥)
- A piece of land(一壥之地)
- Residential area(邑壥)
- Shop/store(店壥)
- Land measure(壥亩)
Cultural background
FAQ- 壥 is an archaic variant of the character 廛, which appears in classical Chinese texts.
- It historically referred to a defined plot of land for a household, shop, or market within a city or town.
- Its usage reflects ancient Chinese systems of land measurement and urban planning.