柜

櫃

guì, jǔ

巨 + 木

Definitions

guì (noun) cupboard; cabinet; wardrobe

jǔ (noun) willow tree

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 巨 represents the sound. Simplified form of 櫃.

Semantic: 木 Phonetic: 巨

About

柜 is the simplified form of 櫃, a phono-semantic compound combining the wood radical 木 with the phonetic component 巨 (jù). The 木 (wood) radical points to the traditional material of such items, while 巨 supplies the sound. This character denotes a cabinet, cupboard, or similar large wooden storage piece with doors or drawers for keeping clothing, documents, or valuables, and can also refer to sales counters or display cases in shops.

Etymology Hide

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 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)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这个柜子很漂亮。

Zhè ge guìzi hěn piàoliang.

This cabinet is very pretty.

衣柜里有很多衣服。

Yīguì lǐ yǒu hěn duō yīfu.

There are many clothes in the wardrobe.

书柜放在书房里。

Shūguì fàng zài shūfáng lǐ.

The bookcase is placed in the study.

请把文件放进文件柜。

Qǐng bǎ wénjiàn fàng jìn wénjiàn guì.

Please put the documents into the filing cabinet.

柜台后面站着一位服务员。

Guìtái hòumiàn zhàn zhe yī wèi fúwùyuán.

There is a clerk standing behind the counter.

橱柜的门需要修理一下。

Chúguì de mén xūyào xiūlǐ yīxià.

The door of the cupboard needs to be repaired.

保险柜的密码只有他知道。

Bǎoxiǎnguì de mìmǎ zhǐyǒu tā zhīdào.

Only he knows the password of the safe.

那个古董柜是从欧洲进口的。

Nàge gǔdǒng guì shì cóng Ōuzhōu jìnkǒu de.

That antique cabinet is imported from Europe.

Related Characters

Component: 巨

Component: 木

柜