櫃 meaning and stroke order
Cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe; shop counter
How to write 櫃, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 櫃
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- cupboard
- cabinet
- wardrobe
How 櫃 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Wood.
木 gives the meaning and 貴 hints at the sound.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 櫃
A wooden 木 (mù) box 匚 holding something valuable 貴 (guì): a cabinet is where you keep precious things. 貴 also gives the sound guì.
櫃 is the traditional form, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Mainland China writes 柜. It usually appears in compounds such as 衣櫃 (yīguì, wardrobe), 書櫃 (shūguì, bookcase) and 櫃台 (guìtái, counter). Example: 請到櫃台付錢。(Qǐng dào guìtái fù qián.) Please pay at the counter.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes mix up 櫃 with 貴 (guì, expensive) because they sound identical. Only 櫃 has the 木 wood radical and the 匚 enclosure. Also note that 櫃 is fourth tone, not third tone like 鬼 (guǐ).
Common words with 櫃
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 櫃子 | guìzi | cupboard; cabinet | HSK 5 |
| 書櫃 | shūguì | bookcase | HSK 5 |
| 櫃檯 | guìtái | sales counter; front desk; bar; (of financial trading, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counte | HSK 7-9 |
| 專櫃 | zhuānguì | sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol) | HSK 7-9 |
| 衣櫃 | yīguì | wardrobe; armoire | |
| 保險櫃 | bǎoxiǎnguì | a safe; strongbox | |
| 儲物櫃 | chǔwùguì | locker; cabinet | |
| 櫥櫃 | chúguì | cupboard; cupboard that can also be used as a table | |
| 貨櫃 | huòguì | counter for the display of goods; (Tw) container (for freight transport) | |
| 出櫃 | chūguì | to come out of the closet; to reveal one's sexual orientation | |
| 床頭櫃 | chuángtóuguì | bedside cabinet | |
| 掌櫃 | zhǎngguì | shopkeeper | |
| 冰櫃 | bīngguì | freezer |
Questions about 櫃
How many strokes are in 櫃?
櫃 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 櫃 mean?
櫃 (guì) means cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe; shop counter. A common word with it is 柜子 (guìzi), meaning "cupboard; cabinet".
How do you pronounce 櫃?
櫃 is pronounced guì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 櫃?
The radical of 櫃 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 櫃 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 櫃?
櫃 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 柜, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 櫃 and 櫥?
Both mean cabinet-like furniture. 櫥 (chú) often suggests a cupboard with doors or shelves, as in 櫥窗 (chúchuāng, shop window). The two combine in 櫥櫃 (chúguì), which often means kitchen cabinets.
Can 櫃 be used on its own?
Yes, but in speech people usually say 櫃子 (guìzi) for a cabinet or cupboard. In compounds it attaches to a word that shows the type, like 保險櫃 (bǎoxiǎnguì, safe) or 儲物櫃 (chǔwùguì, locker).