舱

艙

cāng

noun HSK 7 #4,553

Measure Word

一个舱 gè

Meanings

1 cabin
2 compartment
3 hold (of a ship or aircraft)

Characters

cabin; hold; compartment

Examples

请回到你的座舱。

Qǐng huí dào nǐ de zuòcāng.

Please return to your cabin.

头等舱的票很贵。

Tóuděngcāng de piào hěn guì.

First-class cabin tickets are very expensive.

Tips

usage

舱 appears in many compounds: 机舱 (aircraft cabin), 船舱 (ship's hold), 头等舱 (first class), 经济舱 (economy class), 太空舱 (space capsule).

memory

The 舟 radical on the left means 'boat' — 舱 is the 仓 (warehouse/storage) area of a boat.

Stroke Order

舱 cāng