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Meaning

barn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship)

Chinese: 仓库。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “cang” becomes a different word in each tone. 仓 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 仓库cāng kùdepot; storehouse; warehouse
  • 仓促cāng cùall of a sudden; hurriedly
  • 长仓cháng cānglong position (finance)
  • 加仓jiā cāng(finance) to increase one's position
  • 仓位cāng wèi(logistics) storage location; place to store goods; (finance) position

Example Sentence

农民把收获的粮食存进了粮仓。Nóng mín bǎ shōu huò de liáng shi cún jìn le liáng cāng.The farmers stored the harvested grain in the granary.

农民Nóng mínpeasant(marks the object)收获shōu huòto harvestdeof粮食liáng shifoodstuffcúnto existjìnto go forwardle(completed action)粮仓liáng cānggranary