谷仓 (gǔ cāng) — granary, barn | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

granarybarn

Measure word · 座

谷仓。
Nóng mín bǎ shōu huò de liáng shi cún fàng zài gǔ cāng lǐ.
The farmers store the harvested grain in the granary.
谷仓。
Zhè ge gǔ cāng kě yǐ chǔ cún hěn duō yù mǐ.
This barn can store a lot of corn.
谷仓。
Tā men zhèng zài xiū jiàn yí gè xīn de gǔ cāng.
They are building a new barn.

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.

仓cāngstorehouse

谷 means grain and 仓 means storehouse, so the word names a storehouse for grain.

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

The shape of 谷 comes from a picture of a valley: an opening between two near-parallel lines for mountain walls.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 倉; 仓 is its simplified writing.

仓 is explained through the traditional form 倉, which pairs 合 (gather) with 戶 (door) to show a warehouse.

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