橱 meaning and stroke order
Cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe
How to write 橱, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 橱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- wardrobe
- closet
- cabinet
How 橱 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A wooden 木 cabinet 厨; 厨 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 橱
橱 is wood 木 next to 厨 (chú, kitchen). Picture a wooden cupboard standing in the kitchen, and the 厨 part also tells you it sounds like chú.
橱 rarely stands alone and usually appears in compounds like 衣橱 (yīchú) wardrobe, 书橱 (shūchú) bookcase, and 橱柜 (chúguì) cupboard. 橱窗 (chúchuāng) means a shop display window. Example: 她把衣服挂在衣橱里。(Tā bǎ yīfu guà zài yīchú lǐ.) She hung the clothes in the wardrobe.
Common mistake: Learners often write 厨 (kitchen) when they mean 橱 (cabinet), since both are read chú. If you mean a piece of furniture, remember the wood radical 木: 衣橱, not 衣厨.
Common words with 橱
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
橱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 橱
How many strokes are in 橱?
橱 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 橱 mean?
橱 (chú) means cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe. A common word with it is 书橱 (shūchú), meaning "bookcase".
How do you pronounce 橱?
橱 is pronounced chú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 橱?
The radical of 橱 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 橱 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 橱?
The traditional form of 橱 is 櫥. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 橱 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 橱 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 橱 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 橱 and 柜?
Both mean a cabinet. 柜 (guì) is more common on its own in speech, as in 柜子 (guìzi). 橱 mostly appears in set compounds like 衣橱 and 橱窗, and the two combine in 橱柜.
Does 橱窗 mean a kitchen window?
No. 橱窗 (chúchuāng) is a glass display window in a shop or exhibition, where goods are shown to passersby. A kitchen window would be 厨房的窗户 (chúfáng de chuānghu).