袋 dài bag
bag; sack; pocket
How to remember 袋: 代 era + 衣 clothes = bag. Grandma packs her shiny clothes from the disco era into a big bag for her granddaughter's party.
Component breakdown
袋 = 代 era + 衣 clothes
- 代 era
- 衣 clothes
Grandma packs her shiny clothes from the disco era into a big bag for her granddaughter's party.
How it is used
- 'Bag, sack, pocket' - 袋子 (dàizi) a bag, 口袋 (kǒudai) a pocket, 塑料袋 (sùliàodài) plastic bag.
- Also a measure word: 一袋米 (yí dài mǐ) a sack of rice.
- 脑袋 (nǎodai) = head (colloquial), literally 'brain bag'.