(cāng)

HSK 7-910 strokesTrad.

cabin

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
cāng
Meaning
cabin; the hold of a ship or airplane
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰舟仓

A ship's 舟 cabin 仓; 仓 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : A ship's 舟 cabin 倉; 倉 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

cāng
HSK 7-9

cabin of a plane

Open 机舱 page →
qiáncāng

fore hold (on ship); bow cabin

Open 前舱 page →
shēngcāng

to get a flight upgrade

Open 升舱 page →
guāncāng

(old) cabin class; second class (on a passenger ship)

Open 官舱 page →

business class (travel class on airplanes, trains etc)

Open 公务舱 page →

business class (travel class on airplanes, trains etc)

Open 商务舱 page →

ballast stone; (fig.) source of stability

Open 压舱石 page →

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