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Chinese symbol for “bookcase”

书柜
shū guì
Traditional: 書櫃
bookcase

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bookcase is 书柜 (shū guì), defined as: bookcase.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

书 shū
book, letter, document; writing
radical 5 ⼄ · 4 strokes
柜 guì
cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe; shop counter
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bookcase”

WordPinyinMeaning
书橱 (書櫥)shū chúbookcase
书箧 (書篋)shū qièbookcase

Related words

Other words that share a character with 书柜.

WordPinyinMeaning
书记 (書記)shū jisecretary (head of a Communist Party or Communist Youth League organization); clerk; scribe
秘书 (秘書)mì shūsecretary
图书馆 (圖書館)tú shū guǎnlibrary; measure word: 家 (jiā), 个 (gè)
书籍 (書籍)shū jíbooks; works
读书 (讀書)dú shūto read a book; to study
秘书长 (秘書長)mì shū zhǎngsecretary-general
柜台 (櫃台)guì táivariant of 柜台 (guì tái)
衣柜 (衣櫃)yī guìwardrobe; armoire

See also: Japanese symbol for “bookcase”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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