舱室 (cāng shì) — cabin (on a ship or boat) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cabin (on a ship or boat)

Measure word · 间

Examples

舱室。
Zhè sōu yóu lún yǒu shàng qiān gè cāng shì.
This cruise ship has over a thousand cabins.
舱室。
Chéng kè zhèng zài dǎ sǎo zì jǐ de cāng shì.
The passenger is cleaning his own cabin.
舱室。
Wǒ men de cāng shì zài jiǎ bǎn sān céng.
Our cabin is on the third deck.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

舱 and 室 both refer to enclosed compartments, together naming a cabin.

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

宀至室

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánroof

Sound part声符shēngfú

至

至zhì室shì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

室 puts 宀 (roof) over 至, the spot where someone stops, giving the meaning of a house or residence.

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