庫 meaning and stroke order
Armory, treasury, warehouse
How to write 庫, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 庫
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- warehouse
- storehouse
- (file) library
How 庫 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A stable 广 where carriages 車 are parked.
Radical: 广 (broad), shared by 60 characters on this site.
How to remember 庫
Picture a shelter 广 with a cart 車 parked under its roof. A covered place where you keep vehicles and goods is a storehouse, 庫 (kù).
庫 is rarely used alone and usually appears at the end of a word meaning a place that stores something, like 車庫 (chēkù) garage or 數據庫 (shùjùkù) database. 庫存 (kùcún) means stock or inventory in business. Example: 我把車停在車庫裡。 (Wǒ bǎ chē tíng zài chēkù lǐ.) I parked the car in the garage.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 庫 (kù) with 褲 (kù, trousers), which sounds the same but adds the clothing radical 衤 on the left. Also do not mix it up with 座 (zuò), which has the same 广 roof but contains 坐 instead of 車.
Common words with 庫
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 水庫 | shuǐkù | reservoir | HSK 5 |
| 倉庫 | cāngkù | depot; storehouse | HSK 6 |
| 數據庫 | shùjùkù | (computing) database | HSK 7-9 |
| 寶庫 | bǎokù | treasure-house; treasury | HSK 7-9 |
| 車庫 | chēkù | garage | |
| 金庫 | jīnkù | treasury | |
| 庫存 | kùcún | property or cash held in reserve; stock; inventory | |
| 資料庫 | zīliàokù | (Tw) (computing) database | |
| 機庫 | jīkù | (aircraft) hangar | |
| 庫房 | kùfáng | storeroom; warehouse | |
| 軍火庫 | jūnhuǒkù | arsenal |
Characters that contain 庫
Learning 庫 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 庫
How many strokes are in 庫?
庫 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 庫 mean?
庫 (kù) means armory, treasury, warehouse. A common word with it is 水库 (shuǐkù), meaning "reservoir".
How do you pronounce 庫?
庫 is pronounced kù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 庫?
The radical of 庫 is 广, which carries the idea of "broad". Dictionaries list 庫 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 庫?
庫 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 库, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say database in Chinese?
In mainland China the usual word is 数据库 (shùjùkù). In Taiwan you will also see 資料庫 (zīliàokù). Both use 庫 in the sense of a storehouse for information.
What is the difference between 仓库 and 库存?
仓库 (cāngkù) is the physical building, a warehouse or depot. 库存 (kùcún) is what is held in reserve, the stock or inventory itself, so you check the 库存 inside the 仓库.