guì, jǔ
cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 巨 represents the sound. Simplified form of 櫃.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 柜
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
cupboard | ||
bar | ||
cupboard | ||
sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol) | ||
wardrobe |
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