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chú

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chú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chú | chu2
English translation
cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe

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About chú

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

chú

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A wooden  cabinet  chú chú also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of chú

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

木厨

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Example sentences using chú

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jiù 衣服 yīfu Bāo Chéng 一包放到衣橱 yī chú .

She packaged up the old clothes and put them in the closet.

估计 gūjì 这个 zhè ge Shū chú 装有 zhuāng yǒu 上千册书.

I would say the bookcase contains about 100 books.

lěi 珍娜崔西喜欢 xǐhuan 逛街 guàng jiē 浏览 liúlǎn 橱窗 chú chuāng , 特别 tèbié shì 城里高价 gāo jià 商品 shāngpǐn de 橱窗 chú chuāng .

Regina and Tracy like to window - shop, especially at the expensive stores downtown.

de 大衣 dà yī Huán liú zài 衣橱 yī chú .

He had left his light overcoat in the wardrobe.

zhè 只不过 zhǐ bu guò shì guà zài 壁橱 bì chú de jiù 衣服 yīfu 罢了 bà le .

It's just an old rag I had in the closet.

Words with chú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
橱柜 chú guì cupboard櫥櫃
衣橱 yī chú wardrobe衣櫥
橱窗 chú chuāng display window櫥窗
壁橱 bì chú closet壁櫥
chú wardrobe chú
书橱 shū chú bookcase書櫥

chú Decomposition & Compounds

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