货舱 (huò cāng) — cargo hold; cargo bay | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cargo holdcargo bay

Measure word · 个

Examples

货舱，。
Zhè sōu chuán de huò cāng hěn dà, néng zhuāng hěn duō huò wù.
This ship's cargo hold is very large and can hold a lot of goods.
货舱。
Fēi jī shàng de huò cāng yǐ jīng zhuāng mǎn le xíng li.
The cargo bay on the plane is already full of luggage.
货舱。
Gōng rén zhèng zài jiǎn chá huò cāng de wēn dù hé shī dù.
The workers are checking the temperature and humidity of the cargo hold.

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.

货 means goods and 舱 means hold, so the sense is a hold for goods.

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 貨; 货 is its simplified writing.

化貝貨

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishell, money

Sound part声符shēngfú

化

化huà貨huò

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 貨 pairs 化 (sound) with 貝 (shell, money) to write valuable goods; the simplified 货 is a shorthand.

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.

舟倉艙

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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