Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

cupboard; cabinet; wardrobe; Salix multinervis

Chinese: 柜子。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “gui” becomes a different word in each tone. 柜 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 柜台guì táisales counter; front desk; bar; (of financial trading, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter)
  • 柜子guì zicupboard; cabinet
  • 书柜shū guìbookcase
  • 专柜zhuān guìsales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol)
  • 出柜chū guìto come out of the closet; to reveal one's sexual orientation

Example Sentence

妈妈把碗筷放进了厨房的柜子里。Mā ma bǎ wǎn kuài fàng jìn le chú fáng de guì zi lǐ.Mom put the bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen cabinet.

妈妈Mā mamama(marks the object)碗筷wǎn kuàibowl and chopsticks放进fàng jìnto put intole(completed action)厨房chú fángkitchendeof柜子guì zicupboardinside