库 (kù) is a Chinese character meaning “storehouse”. It is written from 广 (wide; dotted cliff radical) and 车 (vehicle; cart), one enclosing the other, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
广 + 车
Enclosing structure
Structure from: 说文解字：庫，兵車藏也。从車在广下（简化字形一致；hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：0-2 广 / 3-6 车）
Memory aid
An open-fronted building (广) with a cart (车) rolled in under its roof — that is where things get stored.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 仓库cāng kùwarehouse; storehouse库 = kù
- 车库chē kùgarage; car park库 = kù
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All readings
storehouse
storehouse; warehouse; depot; a place where things are stored
储存东西的房屋或场所。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 仓库cāng kùwarehouse; storehouse库 = kù
- 车库chē kùgarage; car park库 = kù
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 库 mean?
库 (kù) means storehouse; warehouse; depot; a place where things are stored.
How do you pronounce 库?
It is pronounced kù.
What parts is 库 made of?
广 (wide; dotted cliff radical) and 车 (vehicle; cart), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: 说文解字：庫，兵車藏也。从車在广下（简化字形一致；hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：0-2 广 / 3-6 车）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 库 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 库?
广. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 库?
Common ones are 仓库 and 车库. The reading of 库 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.