Chinese symbol for “warehouse”
库
kù
Traditional: 庫
warehouse; storehouse; (file) library
The closest CC-CEDICT match for warehouse is 库 (kù), defined as: warehouse; storehouse; (file) library.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “warehouse”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 货仓 (貨倉) | huò cāng | warehouse |
| 货栈 (貨棧) | huò zhàn | warehouse |
| 栈房 (棧房) | zhàn fáng | warehouse; storehouse |
| 仓库 (倉庫) | cāng kù | depot; storehouse |
| 寄存处 (寄存處) | jì cún chù | warehouse; temporary store |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 库.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仓库 (倉庫) | cāng kù | depot; storehouse |
| 数据库 (數據庫) | shù jù kù | (computing) database |
| 库存 (庫存) | kù cún | property or cash held in reserve; stock; inventory |
| 水库 (水庫) | shuǐ kù | reservoir; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
| 文库 (文庫) | wén kù | collection of documents; library |
| 智库 (智庫) | zhì kù | think tank; intellectual resource |
See also: Japanese symbol for “warehouse”.
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.