舱 (cāng) is a Chinese character meaning “cabin”. It is written from 舟 (boat) and 仓 (storehouse; granary), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
Build the character for “cabin; hold (of a ship or plane)”
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Structure
舟 + 仓
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形构形分析（笔画数据核验：⿰舟仓，6+4=10 画）；只描述今形，不追溯古字来源
Memory aid
A boat (舟) with its own storehouse (仓) inside: the cabin or hold where people and cargo are kept. 仓 also gives the sound — cāng.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 船舱chuán cāngship cabin; hold of a ship舱 = cāng
- 舱位cāng wèiberth; seat or space (on a ship or plane)舱 = cāng
Go deeper
All readings
cabin; hold
cabin; hold (enclosed space in a ship or aircraft for passengers or cargo)
船或飞机内部载人或装货的空间。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 船舱chuán cāngship cabin; hold of a ship舱 = cāng
- 舱位cāng wèiberth; seat or space (on a ship or plane)舱 = cāng
Sound component
仓 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 舱 mean?
舱 (cāng) means cabin; hold (enclosed space in a ship or aircraft for passengers or cargo).
How do you pronounce 舱?
It is pronounced cāng.
What parts is 舱 made of?
舟 (boat) and 仓 (storehouse; granary), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形构形分析（笔画数据核验：⿰舟仓，6+4=10 画）；只描述今形，不追溯古字来源. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 舱 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 舱?
舟. 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 舱?
Common ones are 船舱 and 舱位. The reading of 舱 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.