库
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kù · armory, treasury, warehouse

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #2737
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Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

Keep the outer frame stable without crowding the enclosed strokes.

广Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 库

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Example sentences

Notice where 库 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ bǎ tā wàng zài chē kù lǐ le.我把它忘在车库里了。

I forgot it in the garage.

Source: Tatoeba #847830 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà nín suí wǒ lái yí tàng, zán men qù cāng kù lǐ zhǎo yi zhǎo, shuō bú dìng nà lǐ huì yǒu.那您随我来一趟,咱们去仓库里找一找,说不定那里会有。

Then come with me for a moment. Let's check the warehouse. We might just find it there.

Source: Tatoeba #13111437 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men xiàn zài quē fá kù cún.我们现在缺乏库存。

We're out of stock now.

Source: Tatoeba #4845135 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì gè fēi cháng hǎo de shù jù kù.这是个非常好的数据库。

This is a very good data base.

Source: Tatoeba #9975381 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chē zài chē kù lǐ.车在车库里。

The car is in the garage.

Source: Tatoeba #8831892 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bǎ chē kù gǎi zào chéng gōng zuò shì shǐ yòng.我把车库改造成工作室使用。

I adapted the garage for use as a workshop.

Source: Tatoeba #389398 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 库 in context

  1. Say kù, then recall the core meaning: armory, treasury, warehouse.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 车库 (chē kù), meaning “garage”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 库 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.