舱 cāng — cabin; the hold of a ship or airplane
飞机的客舱里坐满了乘客。Fēi jī de kè cāng lǐ zuò mǎn le chéng kè.The cabin of the plane is full of passengers.
Common words: 机舱 (jī cāng)、方舱 (fāng cāng)、定舱 (dìng cāng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "cabin"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "cabin", including 舱 (cāng), 仓 (cāng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "cabin" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 舱 (cāng), 仓 (cāng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading cāng, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 舱 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 舱 cāngcabin; the hold of a ship or airplaneUseful words: 机舱, 方舱
- 仓 cāngbarn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship)Useful words: 仓库, 仓促
Common words for these 2 "cabin" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 舱 (cāng) — so "cabin" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "cabin".
仓 cāng — barn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship)
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.
Common words: 仓库 (cāng kù)、仓促 (cāng cù)、长仓 (cháng cāng)
All 2 characters
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