仓储 (cāng chǔ) — to store (in a warehouse)

Definition

A business/logistics term for storing goods in a warehouse — more formal and specific than 放, which is the everyday word for putting something somewhere. Often used as a noun phrase (仓储管理, 仓储成本).

verb
to store (in a warehouse)

Examples

  • 仓储。
    Wǒ men cāng chǔ le zú gòu de liáng shi.
    We stored enough grain.
  • 仓储。
    Zhè xiē shè bèi yòng lái cāng chǔ yuán cái liào.
    This equipment is used to store raw materials.
  • 仓储。
    Gōng sī jì huà zài wèi lái yì nián nèi cāng chǔ gèng duō shāng pǐn.
    The company plans to store more goods in the coming year.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

仓cāngwarehouse
储chǔstore

仓储 means to 储 goods in a 仓, that is warehouse storage.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 倉; 仓 is its simplified writing.

仓 is explained through the traditional form 倉, which pairs 合 (gather) with 戶 (door) to show a warehouse.

Open 仓 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 儲; 储 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
諸
諸zhū儲chǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 儲 uses 人 as a person part and 諸 for sound. This describes 儲, not the simplified 储.

Open 储 →

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