舱 (cāng) — (noun) cabin (passenger compartment on a ship or airplane); (noun) hold (cargo compartment on a ship or airplane)
Definition
舱 (cāng) names a compartment inside a ship or aircraft — both passenger cabin and cargo hold. In compounds like 机舱 it means 'airplane cabin'; 车厢 is the same shape but for trains, not ships/planes.
noun
cabin (passenger compartment on a ship or airplane)hold (cargo compartment on a ship or airplane)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 。Jīng jì cāng de zuò wèi bǐ jiào zhǎi.The seats in economy class are relatively narrow.
- 。Huò cāng lǐ zhuāng mǎn le jí zhuāng xiāng.The cargo hold is packed with containers.
- 。Fēi xíng yuán zhèng zài jià shǐ cāng lǐ jiǎn chá yí biǎo.The pilot is checking the instruments in the cockpit.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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.
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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