库

kù storehouse

7 strokes

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

  • 广 wide; dotted cliff radical · guǎng meaning
  • 车 vehicle; cart · chē meaning

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

kù main reading

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

Other characters with these parts

广 → 庄庆庇床序庐应扩

车 → 军斩轧轨轩转轮软

Easy to confuse with

床店

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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.