箱子
xiāngzǐTraditional: 箱子
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Translation
box, case, trunk, suitcase
Word origin
A compound of 箱 (xiāng, a chest or case, a phono-semantic character with the bamboo radical 竹 over 相 for sound) and the noun suffix 子 (zi).
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 箱 (xiāng, chest, with bamboo radical 竹) + 子 (zi, suffix)
Stroke order
箱
子
Examples
。
He packed all the books into the box.
，。
This case is too heavy, I cannot lift it.
。
She packed her suitcase before the trip.
旧。
The trunk is full of old clothes.
。
Please help me put the box in the car.
箱子 (xiāng zi) means a box, case, trunk, or suitcase. The bamboo radical in 箱 reflects that such containers were once commonly woven or built from bamboo and wood.
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