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箱 xiāng box

box; case; chest; measure word for boxes

How to remember 箱: 𥫗 bamboo + 相 mutual = box. Moving out, the two roommates split the bamboo plates with mutual respect and pack them into one last box.

  • 1,453. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 15 strokes
  • Radical 竹

Component breakdown

箱 = 𥫗 bamboo + 相 mutual

  • 𥫗 bamboo
  • 相 mutual
    • 木 tree
    • 目 eye
The Gushi story

Moving out, the two roommates split the bamboo plates with mutual respect and pack them into one last box.

How it is used

  • A box/case/chest - bamboo radical ⺮ from old wicker trunks: 箱子 (xiāngzi) suitcase/box, 冰箱 (bīngxiāng) refrigerator ('ice box').
  • Very productive: 邮箱 (yóuxiāng) mailbox (and email inbox), 后备箱 (hòubèixiāng) car trunk, 集装箱 (jízhuāngxiāng) shipping container.
  • Measure word note: a box of things is 一箱 (yì xiāng), e.g. 一箱苹果 (yì xiāng píngguǒ) a case of apples.

Words with 箱

Example sentences

  • 冰箱坏了。 Bīngxiāng huài le.The refrigerator is broken.
  • 箱子倒了。 Xiāngzi dǎo le.The box fell.
  • 那个箱子破了。 Nàge xiāngzi pò le.The trunk is broken.