TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
廂
廂 ＝ 广 ＋ 相
ㄒㄧㄤ · xiāng
noun — a side room, wing; a compartment
字源 FORM — what the parts do
广義a roofed building open at one side
A building (广) with rooms set off to the side — the wing, the side room flanking the main hall. 相 carries the sound xiāng exactly; its sense of facing each other suits the wings that face across a courtyard. From there: 廂房、兩廂、車廂.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
大廳（广）兩邊，各有一間偏屋，隔著院子相對望（相）。
Off the main hall (广), a room to each side, facing one another across the courtyard (相).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)廂房— a side room, wing常用
→兩廂— the two wings
→車廂— a carriage compartment常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension