仓库 (cāng kù) — warehouse; storehouse; depot

Definition

A building for storing goods on a large scale. 库 is the single-character short form; 厂 is a factory/works, not storage.

noun

warehousestorehousedepot

Measure word · 个

仓库。
Tā men zài qīng lǐ cāng kù lǐ de jiù huò.
They are clearing out the old goods in the warehouse.
仓库。
cāng kù Guǎn lǐ yuán měi tiān dōu yào jiǎn chá huò wù.
The warehouse manager checks the goods every day.
仓库。
Zhè ge cāng kù kě yǐ cún fàng wǔ qiān dūn liáng shi.
This warehouse can store five thousand tons of grain.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

仓cāngstorehouse

库kùstorehouse

仓 and 库 both refer to a place for storing goods, so it means a warehouse.

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.

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 庫; 库 is its simplified writing.

广車庫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎngbuilding

Sound part声符shēngfú

車

車jū庫kù

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 庫 pairs 广 (building) with 車 (sound); the building part points to a storehouse. The simplified 库 is a later shorthand.

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