Character

库

kù HSK 5

库 kù HSK 5

1. storehouse; warehouse; storage facility
2. a surname
3. coulomb (unit of electric charge, abbrev.)
4. national treasury; state financial reserve institution
5. database; file storing data or text in a computer
6. think tank (see "智库"): organization providing advisory services to governments or businesses

Words using 库 as kù (6)

1 车库 chē kù — garage HSK 5
- 车 vehicle, car
- 库 storage, depot
Example

我的车停在车库里。

wǒ de chē tíng zài chē kù lǐ

My car is parked in the garage.
2 仓库 cāng kù — warehouse HSK 6
- 仓 storehouse, granary (storage concept)
- 库 storehouse, depot (building/facility aspect)
Example

公司在郊区建了一个新仓库。

gōng sī zài jiāo qū jiàn le yí ge xīn cāng kù

The company built a new warehouse in the suburbs.
3 水库 shuǐ kù — reservoir HSK 6
- 水 water
- 库 storage, repository
Example

这个水库为城市提供饮用水。

zhè ge shuǐ kù wèi chéng shì tí gōng yǐn yòng shuǐ

This reservoir provides drinking water for the city.
4 宝库 bǎo kù — treasure trove HSK 7
- 宝 treasure, precious
- 库 storehouse, repository
Example

这座图书馆是知识的宝库。

zhè zuò tú shū guǎn shì zhī shi de bǎo kù

This library is a treasure trove of knowledge.
5 库存 kù cún — inventory HSK 7
- 库 warehouse, storage facility
- 存 to store, to keep in stock
Example

这个产品的库存不足了。

zhè ge chǎn pǐn de kù cún bù zú le

The inventory of this product is running low.

Structure & writing

库 kù — storehouse; warehouse; storage facility

库 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 2

裤 kù trousers; pants worn below the waist with two legs

consists of

1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)

广 is a component in 31 characters

HSK 1

床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 店 diàn shop; store

HSK 3

应 yìng to reply; to answer 康 kāng healthy 矿 kuàng mineral resources

HSK 4

庆 qìng to congratulate; to celebrate 序 xù order; sequence 底 dǐ the bottom part (～子, ～儿) 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 座 zuò seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times

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庭 tíng hall; main room of a house 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth

HSK 5

席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 府 fǔ government office; organ of state power 扩 kuò to expand, enlarge; to increase in scope, scale, or quantity 腐 fǔ to rot; to decay

HSK 6

庄 zhuāng village; rural settlement 庞 páng large (in size or quantity) 廊 láng covered corridor or passageway under eaves

HSK 7

唐 táng boastful; exaggerated (in speech) 庇 bì to shelter, to shield 庙 miào ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined) 废 fèi to discontinue; to stop using 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre

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廉 lián upright and honest; incorruptible 廓 kuò outer edge or contour of an object 旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 缠 chán to wind around, to wrap around 遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)

2 车 chē — wheeled land vehicle

车 is a component in 27 characters

HSK 3

轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重') 较 jiào to compare (size, degree, etc.) 辆 liàng measure word for vehicles

HSK 4

转 zhuǎn to rotate; to change direction or situation 输 shū to transport from one place to another 连 lián to connect, to link

HSK 5

军 jūn armed forces; military 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 软 ruǎn soft, not firm (opposite of 硬) 载 zài to load (onto a vehicle or vessel) 辑 jí to collect and compile (materials into a book)

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阵 zhèn battle formation (arrangement of troops in combat)

HSK 6

轨 guǐ the distance between two wheels of a vehicle; rut left by wheels 轮 lún wheel 辅 fǔ to assist; to aid 辈 bèi generation; order of seniority in a family

HSK 7

撵 niǎn to expel, drive away 斩 zhǎn to chop off; to behead 舆 yú (lit.) carriage; cart 轰 hōng boom; bang (sound of thunder, cannon, explosion, etc.) 轴 zhóu axle; shaft (cylindrical mechanical part around which wheels or components rotate)

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轿 jiào sedan chair; a traditional enclosed conveyance of bamboo or wood, draped with cloth, carried by bearers or on horseback 辐 fú spoke (of a wheel) 辕 yuán the two shafts at the front of a large cart for harnessing animals 辖 xiá linchpin (iron pin through an axle hub to keep the wheel in place) 辗 zhǎn used in "辗转": ① tossing and turning (of the body); ② passing through many places or hands; moving in a roundabout way 辙 zhé rut; track left by a wheel

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