How to Write 仓 (cāng) — Meaning “Warehouse; granary.”

Imagine a person (人) standing under a roof, guarding a pile of grain inside a warehouse. The top part is like the roof, and the bottom is the storage area, reminding you of a granary.

The stroke order is: left-falling stroke (丿), then the horizontal stroke (一), then hook (乚), and finally the dot (丶). A common mistake is making the bottom hook too large or forgetting the final dot; keep the shape compact and balanced.

仓 has a roof-like top and a hook bottom, whereas 人 is just two strokes representing a person, and 亻 is the radical form always on the left of other characters. 仓 is a full character meaning warehouse, while 人 means person and 亻 is only a component.

仓 appears in words like 仓库 (warehouse) for storage places and 仓促 for hasty actions, implying rushed like emptying a granary quickly. In Chinese culture, granaries (粮仓) symbolize abundance and security, so 仓 carries a sense of essential storage.

Common words containing 仓 include: 仓库 (cāng kù) — Warehouse; storehouse.; 仓促 (cāng cù) — Hurried; hasty.; 粮仓 (liáng cāng) — Granary; barn..