Memory phrase for the character: 橱

橱

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Meaning

wardrobe, closet, cabinet

Pronunciation

chú

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: kitchen 厨 (The kitchen table 厂, at which beans 豆 are processed with skillful hands 寸, is in the kitchen.)

Mnemonic
 
Its made of wood and is in the kitchen: the wardrobe.

Radicals

木 tree
厂 cliff
豆 beanshows eating / sacrificial vessel with a high round base, and is also interpreted as a drum.
寸 skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. As a body part this is the forearm 肘. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".




 Vocabulary

橱窗 chú chuāng  display window
衣橱 yī chú  wardrobe
橱柜 chú guì  cupboard; cupboard that can also be used as a table; sideboard
橱柜 chú guì  

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