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行李舱 (xíng li cāng) — baggage compartment; cargo hold (on planes, ships, or vehicles)

Definition

noun
baggage compartmentcargo hold (on planes, ships, or vehicles)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 。
    Qǐng bǎ dà xiāng zi fàng jìn xíng li cāng lǐ.
    Please put the big suitcase into the baggage compartment.
  • 行李舱。
    Zhè jià fēi jī de xíng li cāng yǐ jīng zhuāng mǎn le.
    The cargo hold of this plane is already full.
  • 行李舱。
    Cháng tú kè chē de xíng li cāng zài chē shēn xià miàn.
    The baggage compartment of a long-distance bus is underneath the body.

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.

行李baggage
行xíng李lǐ
舱cāngcompartment

行李舱 joins 行李 (baggage) and 舱 (compartment): a compartment for baggage.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

Open 行 →

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
子子zǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
來
來lái李lǐ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The earliest form of 李 paired 來 (wheat) with 子; the 來 part later changed into 木, giving today's shape.

Open 李 →

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.

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.

Open 舱 →
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Vehicles

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