库

庫

kù

广 + 车

HSK 3.0Level 5

Definitions

kù (noun) warehouse; storehouse

kù (noun) database; repository

Etymology

Simplified form of 庫. Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 車 represents the sound.

About

The character 库 is the simplified form of 庫, and it belongs to the category of phono-semantic compound characters. Its semantic component 广 (yǎn) represents a "shelter" or "spacious building". Positioned as a top-left enclosing structure, it indicates a place covered by a roof. The phonetic component 车 (chē), meaning "vehicle", is the simplification of the traditional phonetic component 車 (chē). The combination of a building and vehicles originally referred to an armory or a chariot garage, and later evolved to broadly refer to a warehouse or storage facility.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这个仓库非常宽敞。

Zhège cāngkù fēicháng kuānchang.

This warehouse is very spacious.

水库里的水很清。

Shuǐkù lǐ de shuǐ hěn qīng.

The water in the reservoir is very clear.

库房里存放着货物。

Kùfáng lǐ cúnfàng zhe huòwù.

Goods are stored in the storage room.

他把车停在车库里面。

Tā bǎ chē tíng zài chēkù lǐmiàn.

He parks the car inside the garage.

这个数据库非常有用。

Zhège shùjùkù fēicháng yǒuyòng.

This database is very useful.

我们需要检查库存数量。

Wǒmen xūyào jiǎnchá kùcún shùliàng.

We need to check the inventory quantity.

图书馆是知识的宝库。

Túshū guǎn shì zhīshì de bǎokù.

The library is a treasure trove of knowledge.

他负责管理公司的数据库系统。

Tā fùzé guǎnlǐ gōngsī de shùjùkù xìtǒng.

He is responsible for managing the company's database system.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 广

Component: 车

库