厕 (cè) is a Chinese character meaning “toilet”. It is written from 厂 (factory; cliff radical) and 贝 (shell) and 刂 (knife (side form)), one enclosing the other, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
厂 + 贝 + 刂
Enclosing structure
Structure from: modern-glyph decomposition (IDS ⿸厂⿰贝刂; 则 = ⿰贝刂), cross-checked against hanzi-writer-data stroke counts 2+4+2=8
Memory aid
A cliff-like roof (厂) leaning over 则. The 则 underneath is here for its sound, not its meaning — duck under the roof and you have found the 厕所.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 厕所cè suǒtoilet; restroom厕 = cè
- 公厕gōng cèpublic toilet厕 = cè
Go deeper
All readings
toilet
toilet; lavatory; restroom
供人大小便的地方。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 厕所cè suǒtoilet; restroom厕 = cè
- 公厕gōng cèpublic toilet厕 = cè
Sound component
则 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 厕 mean?
厕 (cè) means toilet; lavatory; restroom.
How do you pronounce 厕?
It is pronounced cè.
What parts is 厕 made of?
厂 (factory; cliff radical) and 贝 (shell) and 刂 (knife (side form)), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: modern-glyph decomposition (IDS ⿸厂⿰贝刂; 则 = ⿰贝刂), cross-checked against hanzi-writer-data stroke counts 2+4+2=8. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 厕 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 厕?
厂. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 厕?
Common ones are 厕所 and 公厕. The reading of 厕 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.