armory

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
广 meaning component

广  Meaning component

yǎnguǎng

  

roof

車 sound component

  Sound component

chē

  

vehicle

Evolution

庫 Bronze script Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)
庫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
庫 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
庫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

armory, treasury, storehouse; warehouse; storehouse; (file) library

Most common words with 庫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

warehouse

仓库

depot

数据库

database

库存

stock

车库

garage

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)