Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 車 represents the sound.
Components
广 Meaning component
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
Notes
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Historical Evolution
库
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
库
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
库
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
库
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
库
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
库
Regular
Modern
Chinese
库 / 庫 [kù]
warehouse; storehouse; (file) library
Japanese
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown; depository; treasury; elevator
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
庫 くら
Kura given name
CHINESE WORDS (121)
仓库 [cāngkù] #3,099
depot
数据库 [shùjùkù] #4,085
database
库存 [kùcún] #15,545
property or cash held in reserve
车库 [chēkù] #3,849
garage
水库 [shuǐkù] #14,151
reservoir
巴库 [Bākù] #6,703
Baku, capital of Azerbaijan
金库 [jīnkù] #8,015
treasury
国库 [guókù] #22,264
public purse
库房 [kùfáng] #15,968
storeroom
宝库 [bǎokù] #20,423
treasure-house
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JAPANESE WORDS (149)
⭐ 倉庫 [そうこ] #3,610
storehouse
⭐ 冷蔵庫 [れいぞうこ] #4,755
refrigerator
⭐ 蔵 [くら] #10,085
warehouse
⭐ 金庫 [きんこ] #10,945
safe
書庫 [しょこ] #12,463
library
⭐ 在庫 [ざいこ] #12,647
stock
⭐ 文庫 [ぶんこ] #12,676
library
文庫本 [ぶんこぼん] #19,837
small-format paperback book
宝物庫 [ほうもつこ] #21,946
treasure house
格納庫 [かくのうこ] #23,242
(aircraft) hangar
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