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衣柜 (yī guì) — wardrobe, armoire (classifier: 个)

Definition

noun
wardrobearmoire (classifier: 个)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 衣柜。
    Wǒ de yī guì lǐ yǒu hěn duō yī fu.
    There are many clothes in my wardrobe.
  • 衣柜。
    Zhè ge yī guì shì mù tou de.
    This wardrobe is made of wood.
  • 。
    Tā mǎi le yí gè xīn yī guì.
    She bought a new wardrobe.

Origin

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.

衣yīclothes
柜guìcabinet

衣柜 joins 衣 (clothes) and 柜 (cabinet), naming a cabinet for clothes.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 衣 comes from an outline of the chest and upper clothing.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
巨
巨jù柜
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

柜 combines 木 (tree) with 巨, which gives the sound.

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Appears in
Furniture

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