櫃

cabinet

櫃 is composed of 木 (wood) and 匱 (lack). 匱 depicts the act of storing away valuable items, and its original meaning is a chest or cabinet for keeping things. Later, as 匱 developed other meanings, and since such chests and cabinets are mostly made of wood, the character 櫃 was separately created to take its place.

Vocabulary of 櫃

  • 櫃桶 (drawer)
  • 書櫃 (bookcase)
  • 貨櫃 (container)

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