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The character 舱, traditional form 艙, is a phono-semantic compound. It combines the semantic radical 舟 (zhōu, boat) on the left with the phonetic component 仓 (cāng, storehouse) on the right. The boat radical anchors the character's meaning to maritime vessels, while 仓 contributes both sound and the idea of a storage space. Originally, 舱 referred to the cabin, hold, or any enclosed compartment on a ship for passengers or cargo. As technology advanced, the term expanded to describe the passenger or cargo sections of airplanes and spacecraft, showing how a specific nautical word adapted to new modes of transport.
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我坐在船舱里。
请把舱门关好。
货舱里装满了货物。
客舱服务非常周到。
太空舱的设计很先进。
飞行员检查了机舱设备。
船舱的窗户可以打开透气。
紧急情况下，必须优先疏散客舱乘客。