座舱
zuò​cāng

cabin

座 zuò seat

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 坐 represents the sound.

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
坐
坐 SoundMeaning component
zuò sit

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzwaH[dz]ˤo[j]ʔ-s seat n.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

舱 cāng hold of ship Simplified

A ship's 舟 cabin 仓; 仓 also provides the pronunciation

Components

舟
舟 Meaning component
zhōu boat
仓
仓 SoundMeaning component
cāng granary

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

艙 cāng hold of ship Traditional

A ship's 舟 cabin 倉; 倉 also provides the pronunciation

Components

舟
舟 Meaning component
zhōu boat
倉
倉 SoundMeaning component
cāng granary

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰaːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang