橱 chú
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
橱窗
chúchuāng
shop window; display window
Characters in this word
窗 chuāng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 穴 — cave, den, hole
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这家书店把新译本放在橱窗中央，吸引了不少路人驻足。 Zhè jiā shūdiàn bǎ xīn yìběn fàng zài chúchuāng zhōngyāng, xīyǐn le bùshǎo lùrén zhùzú. The bookshop placed the new translation in the centre of the display window, attracting many passers-by to stop.
- 孩子趴在橱窗前，盯着里面的玩具火车。 Háizi pā zài chúchuāng qián, dīng zhe lǐmiàn de wánjù huǒchē. The child leaned against the shop window, staring at the toy train inside.
- 春节快到了，商店的橱窗里挂满了红灯笼。 Chūnjié kuài dào le, shāngdiàn de chúchuāng lǐ guà mǎn le hóng dēnglong. The Spring Festival is coming, and the shop windows are hung full of red lanterns.
Related words
- 窗户 chuānghu window
- 窗台 chuāngtái windowsill
- 窗子 chuāngzi window
- 窗帘 chuānglián curtain
- 窗口 chuāngkǒu window
- 火炬 huǒjù torch
- 包袱 bāofu burden; bundle; mental baggage
- 骨架 gǔjià skeleton; framework
- 格子 gézi grid; checked pattern; box
- 阀门 fámén valve
- 杠杆 gànggǎn lever; leverage
- 杆 gǎn pole; rod; measure word for long objects such as guns