How to Write 厍 (shè) — Meaning “She (a Chinese surname)”

Think of a 'shed' (sounds like shè) where someone parks a car (车) under a roof (厂). Picture Mr. She pulling his car into a cliff-side garage. The visual of a car under a roof helps link the components to the sound shè.

Write the top radical 厂 first with a wide horizontal stroke, then write 车 underneath it. Make sure the 厂 covers the top of 车 slightly, and that the vertical stroke of 车 is centered. A common error is making the 厂 too narrow or misaligning the 车 to the left.

厍 has 车 (vehicle) inside, while 仄 has 人 (person) inside and means 'narrow' or 'oblique'. 厃 is extremely rare and has a different bottom component (like 儿 or something else). Visually, 厍 looks like a car under a roof, whereas 仄 looks like a person under a roof.

厍 is primarily used as a Chinese surname, pronounced shè. You might see it in names like 厍先生 (Mr. She) or in place names such as 厍家 (She village). It is not a common word in everyday vocabulary, so you will mostly encounter it in personal or geographical names.

Common words containing 厍 include: 厍先生 (shè xiān shēng) — Mr. She; 厍家 (shè jiā) — the She family; She village; 姓厍 (xìng shè) — surnamed She.