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储藏室 (chǔ cáng shì) — storeroom

Definition

noun
storeroom
Measure word · 间

Examples

  • 储藏室。
    Tā bǎ jiù shū dōu fàng zài chǔ cáng shì lǐ.
    He put all the old books in the storeroom.
  • 储藏室，。
    Zhè ge chǔ cáng shì hěn dà, kě yǐ fàng hěn duō dōng xī.
    This storeroom is very big and can hold a lot of things.
  • 储藏室。
    Wǒ men xū yào qīng lǐ yí xià chǔ cáng shì.
    We need to clean the storeroom a bit.

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.

储藏store
储chǔstore藏cánghide
联合Coordinate
室shìroom

储 and 藏 mean storing and hiding; 室 is a room.

Characters in this word

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 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
臧
臧zāng藏cáng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

藏 is made from 艸 (grass) and 臧, where 臧 gives the sound.

Open 藏 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
至
至zhì室shì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

室 puts 宀 (roof) over 至, the spot where someone stops, giving the meaning of a house or residence.

Open 室 →
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