仓 (cāng) is a Chinese character meaning “storehouse”. It is written from 人 (person) and 㔾 (kneeling figure (variant of 卩)), one above the other, and takes 4 strokes.
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Structure
人 + 㔾
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: IDS 现代字形拆分 ⿱人㔾；与 hanzi-writer-data 笔画数据核验：第 1–2 笔为 人（撇、捺），第 3–4 笔为 㔾（横折钩、竖弯钩）。仅为现代字形拆分，不代表字源
Memory aid
A person (人) crouching down (㔾) over stacked goods — a place where things are stored away.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
4 strokes
In real words
- 仓库cāng kùwarehouse; storehouse仓 = cāng
- 粮仓liáng cānggranary; grain store仓 = cāng
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All readings
storehouse
storehouse; warehouse; granary
储存东西的房屋，多指仓库、粮仓。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 仓库cāng kùwarehouse; storehouse仓 = cāng
- 粮仓liáng cānggranary; grain store仓 = cāng
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 仓 mean?
仓 (cāng) means storehouse; warehouse; granary.
How do you pronounce 仓?
It is pronounced cāng.
What parts is 仓 made of?
人 (person) and 㔾 (kneeling figure (variant of 卩)), one above the other. The recorded source is: IDS 现代字形拆分 ⿱人㔾；与 hanzi-writer-data 笔画数据核验：第 1–2 笔为 人（撇、捺），第 3–4 笔为 㔾（横折钩、竖弯钩）。仅为现代字形拆分，不代表字源. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 仓 have?
4. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 仓?
人. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 仓?
Common ones are 仓库 and 粮仓. The reading of 仓 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.