How to Write 廥 (kuài) — Meaning “Granary / Storehouse”

Imagine a large roof (广) covering a meeting (會) of all the harvested grains. This visual of grains gathering under a roof helps you recall that 廥 means a granary or storehouse.

Start with the radical 广: dot, horizontal stroke, then a left-falling stroke. Then carefully write 會, which has many parts—the top 人, middle 亼, and bottom 田-like structure. Common mistake is making 會 too narrow or messy; keep it balanced under the wide roof.

廥 has 會 (gather) inside, meaning granary. 廑 (jǐn) has 堇 (clay) and means a hut or diligent, while 廖 (liào) has 尞 (few) and means empty or spacious. Visually, the lower parts are distinct: 廥 uses 會, 廑 uses 堇, and 廖 uses 尞.

廥 is very rare in daily modern Chinese, appearing mostly in classical texts or formal compounds like 仓廥 (cāng kuài, barn or granary). It reflects ancient agricultural storage systems and is not part of standard HSK vocabulary.

Common words containing 廥 include: 仓廥 (cāng kuài) — Barn or granary; 廥聚 (kuài jù) — To gather / To collect; 廥积 (kuài jī) — To store up / To accumulate.