"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring i
Pictograph of a cliff or similarly shaped object. Sometimes used interchangeably with 广 to depict a roof. In simplified Chinese 厂 is also used to mean "factory", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 廠.
《說文》：“厂，山石之厓巖，人可居。象形。厈，籀文从干。”