入库 (rù kù) — (v.o.) to go into storage, to be logged into a warehouse (inventory); (v.o.) to be confiscated (by customs, police, etc.)

Definition

Verb-object compound used mainly in logistics, warehousing, and customs contexts. It means goods being 'put into storage' or, in enforcement contexts, 'confiscated/impounded' by authorities (e.g. customs, police).

verb
(v.o.) to go into storageto be logged into a warehouse (inventory)(v.o.) to be confiscated (by customs, police, etc.)

Examples

  • 入库。
    Zhè pī xīn dào de wén jù yǐ jīng rù kù le.
    This batch of newly arrived stationery has been put into storage.
  • 入库。
    Zǒu sī de xiāng yān quán bù bèi hǎi guān rù kù le.
    All the smuggled cigarettes were confiscated by customs.
  • ，。
    Suǒ yǒu huò wù dōu rù le kù, míng tiān kāi shǐ pán diǎn.
    All goods have been entered into the warehouse; the inventory count will start tomorrow.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

入rùenter
库kùwarehouse

“入” enter + “库” warehouse gives go into storage or be put into a public warehouse.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 庫; 库 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
广广guǎngbuilding
Sound part声符shēngfú
車
車jū庫kù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 庫 pairs 广 (building) with 車 (sound); the building part points to a storehouse. The simplified 库 is a later shorthand.

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