船舱 (chuán cāng) — ship's hold; cabin (on a ship) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ship's holdcabin (on a ship)

Measure word · 个

Examples

船舱。
Chuán shàng de chuán cāng zhuāng mǎn le huò wù.
The ship's hold is full of cargo.
船舱。
Chéng kè men huí dào le zì jǐ de chuán cāng.
The passengers returned to their cabins.
船舱。
chuán cāng De mén xū yào wéi xiū yí xià.
The cabin door needs a little repair.

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.

船 names a vessel and 舱 an enclosed space, together a ship's hold or 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

舟舟zhōuboat

Sound part声符shēngfú

㕣

㕣㕣船

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

船 pairs 舟 (boat) with 㕣 for its sound.

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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Boats & Water Travel

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