櫥 meaning and stroke order
Cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe
How to write 櫥, stroke by stroke
19 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 櫥
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- wardrobe
- closet
- cabinet
How 櫥 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A wooden 木 cabinet 廚; 廚 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 櫥
櫥 puts wood 木 next to 廚 (chú, kitchen). Think of the wooden cupboard that stands in the kitchen, and 廚 also gives the sound chú.
櫥 rarely stands alone. It usually appears in compounds like 衣櫥 (yīchú, wardrobe), 書櫥 (shūchú, bookcase) and 櫥窗 (chúchuāng, display window). Example: 我的衣服都在衣櫥裡。(Wǒ de yīfu dōu zài yīchú lǐ.) All my clothes are in the wardrobe.
Common mistake: Learners often write 廚 (chú, kitchen) when they mean 櫥 (cabinet), since they sound identical. If it is a piece of furniture you store things in, add the wood radical 木.
Common words with 櫥
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 櫥
How many strokes are in 櫥?
櫥 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 櫥 mean?
櫥 (chú) means cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe. A common word with it is 书橱 (shūchú), meaning "bookcase".
How do you pronounce 櫥?
櫥 is pronounced chú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 櫥?
The radical of 櫥 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 櫥 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 櫥?
櫥 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 橱, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 櫥 and 櫃 (guì)?
Both mean a cabinet. 櫃 is the more common everyday word and covers counters and chests too, while 櫥 usually refers to cupboards or wardrobes with doors. They also combine as 櫥櫃 (chúguì), a cupboard.
Does 櫥窗 mean a window in a cupboard?
No. 櫥窗 (chúchuāng) is a shop's display window, the glass case at the front of a store where goods are shown. For example, 我在櫥窗裡看到一件大衣 (wǒ zài chúchuāng lǐ kàndào yí jiàn dàyī), I saw a coat in the shop window.