guì

cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

巨 sound component

  Sound component

  

large

Evolution

柜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
柜 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
柜 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

guì

variant of |[guì]

 

Salix multinervis

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guì

cupboard, wardrobe, counter; cupboard; cabinet; wardrobe

Most common words with 柜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

cupboard

柜台

bar

柜子

cupboard

专柜

sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol)

衣柜

wardrobe