TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
櫃
櫃 ＝ 木 ＋ 匱
ㄍㄨㄟˋ · guì
noun — cabinet, cupboard, counter
字源 FORM — what the parts do
匱聲kuì — gives the sounda chest (匚) shutting in something precious (貴) — and that 貴 inside still reads guì
Tkuì → guì; its inner 貴 already reads guì — the same root in 潰 kuì
Wood (木) plus 匱. 說文: 櫃，匱也 — a wooden chest. 匱 is a box (匚) closing over something costly (貴), and it lends the sound; the 貴 sealed inside reads guì already, which is the reading 櫃 keeps. Wood built into a box that shuts: the cabinet.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
木板（木）釘成一個盒子（匚），把貴重的東西（貴）關進去——上鎖。
Boards (木) nailed into a box (匚) that closes over something precious (貴) — and the lock turns.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)櫃子— cabinet; cupboard常用
→櫃檯、收銀櫃— counter
→保險櫃— safe; strongbox
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
匱kuìthe bare phonetic and meaning — a chest; 櫃 adds for the furniture貴guìthe value sealed inside — and the reading 櫃 keeps