壁橱 (bì chú) — closet, cupboard, wardrobe (built-in or freesta…

Definition

noun

closetcupboardwardrobe (built-in or freestanding storage unit)

Measure word · 个

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

橱chúcupboard

壁 is wall, 橱 is cupboard; a wall cupboard is a closet.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

土辟壁

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

辟

Same sound today

壁 combines 土 (earth) and 辟, which gives the sound. The whole means an earthen wall.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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