柜
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cupboard; cabinet; wardrobe
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Dict coverage rank #1,474 U+67DC
How 柜 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “wood”) + 巨 (phonetic, jù)
How to remember it
cupboard · Heisig RSH #2682
木 tree + giant
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 巨
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 巨 (jù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巨 sound component | jù | large, huge, gigantic; chief |
| 距 | jù | distance, gap |
| 矩 | jǔ | carpenter's square, ruler, rule |
| 拒 | jù | to defend, to ward off; to refuse |
| 炬 | jù | torch |
| 苣 | jù | a kind of lettuce |
| 钜 | jù | steel, iron; great |
| 讵 | jù | an interjection of surprise |
Words containing 柜
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自动柜员机 | zì dòng guì yuán jī | automated teller machine (ATM) |
| 中转柜台 | zhōng zhuǎn guì tái | transfer desk; correspondence desk |
| 金柜石室 | jīn guì shí shì | safe places for storing important articles |
| 柜员机 | guì yuán jī | ATM |
| 登机手续柜台 | dēng jī shǒu xù guì tái | check-in counter |
| 证券柜台买卖中心 | Zhèng quàn Guì tái Mǎi mài Zhōng xīn | GreTai Securities Market (GTSM) |
| 衣物柜 | yī wù guì | locker; lockable compartment |
| 货柜车 | huò guì chē | (Tw) container truck |
| 电冰柜 | diàn bīng guì | freezer |
| 五斗柜 | wǔ dǒu guì | chest of drawers |
| 配电柜 | pèi diàn guì | power cabinet; switch box |
| 柜子 | guì zi | cupboard; cabinet |
| 金柜 | jīn guì | strongbox; safe; metal bookcase |
| 置物柜 | zhì wù guì | locker; cabinet |
| 出柜 | chū guì | to come out of the closet; to reveal one's sexual orientation |
| 床头柜 | chuáng tóu guì | bedside cabinet |
| 柜台 | guì tái | variant of 櫃檯|柜台[gui4 tai2] |
| 柜台 | guì tái | sales counter; front desk; bar; (of financial trading, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counte… |
| 柜台 | guì tái | variant of 櫃檯|柜台[gui4 tai2] |
| 书柜 | shū guì | bookcase |