座舱 (zuò cāng) — cabin (in a vehicle); cockpit (of an aircraft)

Definition

noun
cabin (in a vehicle)cockpit (of an aircraft)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 座舱。
    Fēi jī de zuò cāng fēi cháng shū shì.
    The plane's cabin is very comfortable.
  • 。
    Fēi xíng yuán zài zuò cāng lǐ cāo zuò.
    The pilot operates in the cockpit.
  • 座舱。
    Zhè sōu chuán de zuò cāng hěn dà.
    This ship's cabin is very large.

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.

座zuòseat
舱cāngcabin

座 means seat and 舱 means cabin, together naming the enclosed seat area in a vehicle or aircraft.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
广广guǎnghouse on cliff
Sound part声符shēngfú
坐
坐zuò座zuò
Same sound today

座 pairs 广, a house on a cliff, with 坐 to give the sound.

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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 艙; 舱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
舟舟zhōuboat
Sound part声符shēngfú
倉
倉cāng艙cāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 艙 has 舟 (boat) and 倉, and 倉 is used for the sound. The simplified 舱 is a later shorthand.

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