仓

倉

cāng

㔾 + 人

Definitions

cāng (noun) granary; storehouse

cāng (noun) ship's hold; cabin

Etymology

Simplified form of 倉. Depicts grain gathered together (合) behind a door (戶).

About

The traditional form 倉 combines 合 (grain gathered together) and 戶 (door), originally depicting a granary where grain is stored behind a door. Over time, the meaning expanded to cover warehouses and bulk storage generally. The simplified character 仓 streamlines the structure into a few strokes: the top resembles 人 and the lower part is an abstraction, while it retains all the original meanings of granary, warehouse, and storing goods.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

这个仓库很大。

Zhège cāngkù hěn dà.

This warehouse is very big.

粮仓里装满了小麦。

Liángcāng lǐ zhuāngmǎnle xiǎomài.

The granary is filled with wheat.

他仓促地做出了决定。

Tā cāngcù de zuòchūle juédìng.

He made the decision in a hurry.

公司需要扩大仓储容量。

Gōngsī xūyào kuòdà cāngchǔ róngliàng.

The company needs to expand its storage capacity.

投资者调整了股票仓位。

Tóuzīzhě tiáozhěngle gǔpiào cāngwèi.

The investor adjusted the stock position.

由于时间仓促，计划不得不改变。

Yóuyú shíjiān cāngcù, jìhuà bùdébù gǎibiàn.

Due to the lack of time, the plan had to be changed.

仓储管理是现代物流的重要环节。

Cāngchǔ guǎnlǐ shì xiàndài wùliú de zhòngyào huánjié.

Storage management is an important part of modern logistics.

智能仓储系统提高了效率。

Zhìnéng cāngchǔ xìtǒng tígāole xiàolǜ.

The intelligent storage system improved efficiency.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 㔾

Component: 人

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