仓 (cāng) — (bound form) storehouse; warehouse

Definition

仓 is a bound morpheme meaning 'storehouse / granary' — almost always part of a compound like 仓库, 粮仓, or 仓房, rarely used alone. Different from 库, which emphasizes organized storage of goods in general.

bound form
storehousewarehouse
Easily confused

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè ge cāng kù hěn dà.
    This warehouse is very big.
  • 。
    Nóng mín bǎ liáng shi fàng jìn liáng cāng.
    Farmers put grain into the granary.
  • 仓。
    Tā men bǎ jiù cāng fáng gǎi chéng le bàn gōng shì.
    They turned the old storeroom into an office.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

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.

Appears in
Buildings & Structures

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