Chinese symbol for “cabinet”
内阁
nèi gé
Traditional: 內閣
(government) cabinet
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cabinet is 内阁 (nèi gé), defined as: (government) cabinet.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “cabinet”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 椟 (櫝) | dú | cabinet; case |
| 阁 (閣) | gé | pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics) |
| 储物柜 (儲物櫃) | chǔ wù guì | locker; cabinet |
| 柜 (櫃) | guì | cupboard; cabinet |
| 柜子 (櫃子) | guì zi | cupboard; cabinet |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 内阁.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内容 (內容) | nèi róng | content; substance; details; 项 (xiàng) |
| 国内 (國內) | guó nèi | domestic; internal (to a country) |
| 内部 (內部) | nèi bù | interior; inside (part, section) |
| 境内 (境內) | jìng nèi | within the borders; internal (to a country, province, city etc) |
| 内地 (內地) | nèi dì | inland; interior |
| 阁下 (閣下) | gé xià | your distinguished self; your majesty |
| 阁楼 (閣樓) | gé lóu | garret; loft |
| 组阁 (組閣) | zǔ gé | to form a cabinet |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cabinet”.
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.