chuáng

variant of 床[chuang2]

shelter (广) + wood (木) = bed

广 represents a shelter or roof structure, and 木 is wood — together they picture a wooden frame built under a roof. The bed was historically a raised wooden platform inside a dwelling.

广+
广A lean-to shelterSemantic
TreeSemantic

Words with 床

卧床

wò chuáng

to lie in bed

临床

lín chuáng

clinical

临床死亡

lín chuáng sǐ wáng

clinical death

临床特征

lín chuáng tè zhēng

clinical characteristic

临床医学

lín chuáng yī xué

clinical medicine

铣床

xǐ chuáng

milling machine

双人床

shuāng rén chuáng

double bed

铺床

pū chuáng

to make a bed

旋床

xuàn chuáng

lathe

钻床

zuàn chuáng

drilling machine; drill press

陪床

péi chuáng

to look after a hospitalized loved one

双层床

shuāng céng chuáng

bunk beds

More characters with 广