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柜

2 readings · tap one to hear it

cupboard; cabinet; wardrobe

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HSK 3.0
Level 5
Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
8
Radical
木 +5
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
柜
Common rank
#1,474
Unicode
U+67DC

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 柜 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 meaning “wood” + 巨 sound ( jù )

Components 木 巨

How to remember it

cupboard · Heisig RSH #2682

木 tree + giant

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 柜

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
衣物柜 yī wù guì locker; lockable compartment
证券柜台买卖中心 Zhèng quàn Guì tái Mǎi mài Zhōng xīn GreTai Securities Market (GTSM)
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
柜子 guì zi cupboard; cabinet
配电柜 pèi diàn guì power cabinet; switch box
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

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 巨 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
巨 sound part 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