舱

cāng

cabin

the hold of a ship or airplane

boat (舟) + storehouse (仓) = cabin or hold of a vessel

A ship (舟) with a storage space or granary (仓) built into it naturally suggests an enclosed compartment — the hold or cabin. Both components genuinely pull their semantic weight here.

舟+仓→舱
仓GranarySemantic
舟BoatSemantic

请问头等舱的座位在哪里?

qǐng wèn tóu děng cāng de zuò wèi zài nǎ lǐ?

Excuse me, where are the first-class cabin seats?

船舱里放着很多货物,空间很小。

chuán cāng lǐ fàng zhe hěn duō huò wù,kōng jiān hěn xiǎo。

The ship's hold is filled with a lot of cargo, and the space is very small.

Words with 舱

头等舱

tóu děng cāng

1st class cabin

机舱

jī cāng

cabin of a plane

舱位

cāng wèi

shipping space

经济舱

jīng jì cāng

economy class

卧舱

wò cāng

sleeping cabin on a boat or train

飞机舱门

fēi jī cāng mén

airplane cabin door

二等舱

èr děng cāng

second class cabin

公务舱

gōng wù cāng

business class (travel class on airplanes, trains etc)

前舱

qián cāng

fore hold (on ship)

升舱

shēng cāng

to get a flight upgrade

商务舱

shāng wù cāng

business class (travel class on airplanes, trains etc)

压舱石

yā cāng shí

ballast stone; (fig.) source of stability

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