床
床
“bed”
Radical: 广
Strokes: 7
Level: HSK 2
How 床 is built — wrapping from top-left
广
House-on-cliff · guǎng
A cliff with a roof — buildings: 店 shop, 座 seat, 床 bed, 府 mansion.
木
Tree / wood · mù
A tree with roots below and branches above. Two trees 林 = grove, three 森 = forest.
Origin
A house 广 made out of wood 木; 广 also provides the pronunciation
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