舱门 (cāng mén) — (hatch/cabin) door of an aircraft, spacecraft,… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

(hatch/cabin) door of an aircraftspacecraftor ship

Measure word · 扇

Examples

，舱门。
Fēi jī qǐ fēi qián, qǐng què rèn cāng mén yǐ jīng guān hǎo.
Please make sure the cabin door is securely closed before takeoff.
舱门。
Yǔ háng yuán tōng guò cāng mén jìn rù le tài kōng cāng.
The astronaut entered the space capsule through the hatch.
舱门。
Chuán shàng de cāng mén xū yào dìng qī jiǎn chá hé wéi hù.
The doors on the ship need regular inspection and maintenance.

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 (cabin) + 门 (door) names the door of 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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 門; 门 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 門 pictures a gate as two door shapes side by side; the simplified 门 is a later shorthand.

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