库

庫

kù

#1,095 most

frequent character

library, warehouse, storeroom

noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

库 places 车 chē, a vehicle, inside 广, a building, so it first meant a vehicle in a building. 车 also hints at the sound, though the link is weak. The sense grew to a place storing vehicles, then to a storehouse. 车 replaces 車 in Simplified by a cursive shortcut.

库 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

图书馆是一个好的学习库。

túshū guǎn shì yígè hǎode xuéxí kù 。

The library is a good study resource.

这个城市有一个很大的仓库。

zhègè chéngshì yǒu yígè hěndà de cāngkù 。

This city has a very large warehouse.

我把所有的教材都放在储藏库里。

wǒbǎ suǒyǒu de jiàocái dū fàngzài chǔcáng kù lǐ 。

I put all the teaching materials in the storeroom.

Words with similar meanings

仓库 is more specifically used for storage purposes, especially for goods, whereas 库 can refer to more general storerooms or libraries.

储藏室chǔcángshì

储藏室 refers specifically to a room used for storing items, while 库 is broader in meaning.

资料库zīliàokù

data repository

资料库 specifically refers to a database or a collection of information, used in a more technological or academic context.

Homophones

cool, cruel, brutal, oppressive

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