(cāng): cabin, the hold of a ship or airplane

(cāng) is a Chinese character meaning “cabin.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #1829 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, a ship's 舟 cabin 仓; 仓 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form (boat) appears in many related characters such as (bān, sort), (chuán, boat), (háng, boat).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. cabin
  2. the hold of a ship or airplane

Etymology & Origin

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

Decomposition: ⿰舟仓 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
tóu děng cāng1st class cabin
jià shǐ cāngcockpit
chuán cānghold of ship
jī cāngcabin of a plane
jīng jì cāngeconomy class
huò cāngcargo hold
tài kōng cāngspace capsule
cāng wèishipping space
zuò cāngcockpit
kè cāngpassenger cabin
cāng wài huó dòngextravehicular activity (outside space vehicle)
fēi jī cāng ménairplane cabin door
èr děng cāngsecond class cabin
gōng wù cāngbusiness class (travel class on airplanes, trains etc)
tuī jìn cāngpropulsion module
34
Total compounds
9
As first character
85
As last character
6
As middle character

appears in 34 compound words: 9 as the first character, 85 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

jià
0.5916,036 co-occurrences
shǐ
0.5875,994 co-occurrences
guō
0.467732 co-occurrences
fǎn
0.4644,728 co-occurrences
huò
0.4582,766 co-occurrences
0.449732 co-occurrences
diào
0.4481,152 co-occurrences
0.4332,526 co-occurrences
dēng
0.4276,264 co-occurrences
zhù
0.423204 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

写好字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。

xiě hǎo cāng zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .

To write the character "舱" correctly, you need to master the proper stroke order.

東方日報Mar 2026

东航客机降落后内起火 原因未明多人不适

dōng háng kè jī jiàng luò hòu cāng nèi qǐ huǒ yuán yīn wèi míng duō rén bù shì

Fire breaks out in the cabin of a China Eastern Airlines passenger plane after landing; cause unknown; several passengers feel unwell

SmzdmMar 2026

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xīn S U 7 zuò cāng yǒu nǎ xiē biàn huà ? lǎo chē zhǔ zhēn shí tǐ yàn ( zuò cāng piān ) . . .

What's new in the SU7's interior? Real-world experiences from current owners (Interior Edition) #...

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...sé金发维持7年内幕!替韩造型师买商务飞LA 只为补染发根

. . . s e jīn fā wéi chí 7 nián nèi mù ! tì hán zào xíng shī mǎi shāng wù cāng fēi L A zhī wéi bǔ rǎn fā gēn

...The secret behind maintaining her blonde hair for 7 years! She bought a business-class ticket to LA for her Korean stylist—just to touch up her roots.

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.../一张机票将近45万元 网红开箱新航头等套房超奢华

. . . yī zhāng jī piào jiāng jìn 4 5 wàn yuán wǎng hóng kāi xiāng xīn háng tóu děng cāng tào fáng chāo shē huá

.../A ticket of nearly 450,000 yuan Internet celebrity unboxing Singapore Airlines first-class suite is super luxurious

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用好“压石” 激发新动能——天津滨海新区项目引领...

yòng hǎo yā cāng shí jī fā xīn dòng néng — — tiān jīn bīn hǎi xīn qū xiàng mù yǐn lǐng . . .

Make good use of the "ballast stone" to stimulate new momentum - Tianjin Binhai New Area project leads...

Tatoeba

未来飞行员会在虚拟驾驶里训练。

Wèilái fēixíngyuán huì zài xūnǐ jiàshǐcāng lǐ xùnliàn.

The future pilot is trained in a mock cockpit.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced cāng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 舱 (cāng) mean in Chinese?
舱 (cāng) primarily means "cabin." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #1829 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 舱 have?
舱 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 舱?
The radical associated with 舱 is 舟 (boat). This radical appears in many characters related to boat.
What are the components of 舱?
舱 is composed of: 舟 (structural), 仓 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰舟仓 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 舱?
Common words with 舱 include: 头等舱 (tóu děng cāng, "1st class cabin"); 驾驶舱 (jià shǐ cāng, "cockpit"); 船舱 (chuán cāng, "hold of ship"); 机舱 (jī cāng, "cabin of a plane"); 经济舱 (jīng jì cāng, "economy class"). There are over 34 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 舱 (cāng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation cāng: 仓 (barn), 沧 ((bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green), 苍 (dark blue). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 舱 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 舱 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.