倉 meaning and stroke order
Granary, barn; cabin, berth
How to write 倉, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 倉
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- barn
- granary
- storehouse
- cabin
- hold (in ship)
How 倉 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A granary with a roof 人, door 户, and foundation 口.
Radical: 人 (man), shared by 30 characters on this site.
How to remember 倉
Picture a granary from top to bottom: a pointed roof 人 on top, a door 户 in the middle, and a solid foundation 口 at the base. A building with a roof, a door and a base where grain is stored is a 倉 (cāng).
倉 is the traditional form; in mainland simplified writing it appears as 仓, as in 仓库 (cāngkù, storehouse) and 谷仓 (gǔcāng, barn). It also shows up in words where the storage meaning has faded, such as 仓促 (cāngcù, hurriedly). Example: 货都放在仓库里。(Huò dōu fàng zài cāngkù lǐ.) The goods are all kept in the warehouse.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 仓 (cāng) with 苍 (cāng, dark green) and 沧 (cāng, vast sea), which share the sound but add grass 艹 or water 氵. For a ship's cabin, modern Chinese usually writes 舱 (cāng) with the boat radical 舟, so do not write 仓 in words like 船舱 (chuáncāng).
Common words with 倉
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Characters that contain 倉
Learning 倉 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 倉
How many strokes are in 倉?
倉 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 倉 mean?
倉 (cāng) means granary, barn; cabin, berth. A common word with it is 仓库 (cāngkù), meaning "depot; storehouse".
How do you pronounce 倉?
倉 is pronounced cāng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 倉?
The radical of 倉 is 人, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 倉 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 倉?
倉 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 仓, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 仓鼠 mean hamster?
仓鼠 (cāngshǔ) is literally a storehouse mouse. Hamsters stuff food into their cheeks and hoard it, like a little granary.
Does 仓促 have anything to do with storage?
Not in meaning. In 仓促 (cāngcù, in a rush) the character is used mainly for its sound. You will see it in phrases like 仓促决定 (cāngcù juédìng), a hasty decision.