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橱

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wardrobe; closet; cabinet

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Strokes
16
Radical
木 +12
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
櫥
Common rank
#3,579
Unicode
U+6A71

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Formation & memory

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How 橱 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A wooden 木 cabinet 厨; 厨 also provides the pronunciation

Components 木 厨

How to remember it

closet · Heisig RSH #2481

木 tree + 厨 kitchen

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 橱

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WordPinyinMeaning
小型柜橱 xiǎo xíng guì chú cabinet
橱子 chú zi wardrobe; closet; cabinet
书橱 shū chú bookcase
衣橱 yī chú wardrobe
壁橱 bì chú a built-in wardrobe or cupboard; closet
橱窗 chú chuāng display window
橱柜 chú guì cupboard; cupboard that can also be used as a table; sideboard