衣橱 (yī chú) — wardrobe, armoire (a large freestanding cabinet for clothes); closet (built-in storage for clothes)

Definition

noun
wardrobearmoire (a large freestanding cabinet for clothes)closet (built-in storage for clothes)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 衣橱
    Tā bǎ suǒ yǒu yī fu dōu guà zài le yī chú lǐ.
    He hung all his clothes in the wardrobe.
  • 衣橱
    Xīn mǎi de yī chú xū yào zì jǐ zǔ zhuāng.
    The newly bought wardrobe needs to be assembled by oneself.
  • 衣橱
    Tā de yī chú lǐ fàng mǎn le gè shì gè yàng de yī fu.
    Her closet is full of all kinds of clothes.

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.

clothes
chúcabinet

衣 means clothes and 橱 means a cabinet, giving a cabinet for storing 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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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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