艙 meaning and stroke order
Cabin, ship's hold
How to write 艙, stroke by stroke
16 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 艙
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- cabin
- the hold of a ship or airplane
How 艙 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A ship's 舟 cabin 倉; 倉 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 舟 (boat), shared by 35 characters on this site.
How to remember 艙
艙 (cāng) puts a boat 舟 next to a storehouse 倉 (cāng). Picture the storage room inside a ship, and the 倉 side also tells you the sound.
艙 means an enclosed compartment on a ship, plane, or spacecraft, and it almost always appears in compounds like 机舱 (jīcāng) and 客舱 (kècāng). It is also used for seat classes when you fly. Example: 我买了经济舱的票。(Wǒ mǎi le jīngjìcāng de piào.) I bought an economy class ticket.
Common mistake: Learners often write 倉 alone or mix up 艙 with 槍 (qiāng, gun) and 搶 (qiǎng, to grab), which share the same right side. Check the left part: only the boat 舟 gives the meaning of cabin.
Common words with 艙
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 艙
How many strokes are in 艙?
艙 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 艙 mean?
艙 (cāng) means cabin, ship's hold. A common word with it is 机舱 (jīcāng), meaning "cabin of a plane".
How do you pronounce 艙?
艙 is pronounced cāng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 艙?
The radical of 艙 is 舟, which carries the idea of "boat". Dictionaries list 艙 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 艙?
艙 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 舱, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 艙 used for airplanes or only ships?
It is used for both, and for spacecraft too. 机舱 (jīcāng) is the cabin of a plane, 货舱 (huòcāng) can be a ship's hold or a plane's cargo bay, and 太空舱 (tàikōngcāng) is a space capsule.
How do I say business class with 艙?
Business class is 商务舱 (shāngwùcāng). It follows the same pattern as 头等舱 (tóuděngcāng) for first class and 经济舱 (jīngjìcāng) for economy class.