舱口 (cāng kǒu) — hatch, hatchway (on a ship or aircraft) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hatchhatchway (on a ship or aircraft)

Measure word · 个

Examples

舱口，。
Chuán shàng de cāng kǒu dǎ kāi le, shuǐ shǒu men zǒu le jìn qù.
The hatch on the ship opened, and the sailors walked in.
舱口，。
Fēi jī shàng de cāng kǒu hěn xiǎo, zhǐ néng yí gè rén tōng guò.
The hatch on the airplane is very small; only one person can pass through.
舱口。
Qǐng jiǎn chá cāng kǒu shì fǒu guān hǎo le.
Please check whether the hatch is securely closed.

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.

舱cāngcabin/hold

口kǒuopening

The 口 is an opening in the 舱, giving a hatchway.

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 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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

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