cabinet

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

wood

卖 sound component

  Sound component

mài

  

sell

Evolution

椟 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
椟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
椟 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
椟 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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cabinet, wardrobe; closet; cabinet; case; casket

Most common words with 椟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

买椟还珠

to show poor judgment (idiom)

case