藏 cáng / zàng — to hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate; storehouse
松鼠把松果藏在了树洞里。Sōng shǔ bǎ sōng guǒ cáng zài le shù dòng lǐ.The squirrel hid the pine cones in the tree hole.
Common words: 躲藏 (duǒ cáng)、收藏 (shōu cáng)、隐藏 (yǐn cáng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "storehouse"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "storehouse", including 藏 (cáng / zàng), 库 (kù), 仓 (cāng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "storehouse" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 藏 (cáng / zàng), 库 (kù), 仓 (cāng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span cáng, zàng, kù, cāng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 藏 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 藏 cáng / zàngto hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate; storehouseUseful words: 躲藏, 收藏
- 库 kùwarehouse; storehouseUseful words: 车库, 水库
- 仓 cāngbarn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship)Useful words: 仓库, 仓促
Common words for these 3 "storehouse" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 藏 (cáng / zàng) — so "storehouse" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
躲藏duǒ cángto conceal oneself; to go into hiding; to take cover收藏shōu cángto collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection隐藏yǐn cángto hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter车库chē kùgarage水库shuǐ kùreservoir仓库cāng kùdepot; storehouse; warehouse仓库cāng kùdepot; storehouse; warehouse仓促cāng cùall of a sudden; hurriedly长仓cháng cānglong position (finance)
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 3 ways to say "storehouse".
库 kù — warehouse; storehouse
这些货物都存放在仓库里。Zhè xiē huò wù dōu cún fàng zài cāng kù lǐ.These goods are all stored in the warehouse.
Common words: 车库 (chē kù)、水库 (shuǐ kù)、仓库 (cāng kù)
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 3 characters
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