纸箱 (zhǐ xiāng) — cardboard box, carton | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cardboard boxcarton

Measure word · 个

Examples

纸箱，。
Zhè ge zhǐ xiāng hěn jiē shi, kě yǐ fàng hěn duō shū.
This cardboard box is very sturdy and can hold a lot of books.
，纸箱。
Bān jiā de shí hou, wǒ men bǎ suǒ yǒu dōng xī dōu zhuāng jìn zhǐ xiāng lǐ.
When moving, we put everything into cardboard boxes.
纸箱。
Zhè xiē zhǐ xiāng yòng wán hòu kě yǐ huí shōu zài lì yòng.
These cartons can be recycled and reused after use.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

纸 (paper) + 箱 (box) gives a cardboard box.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 紙; 纸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

氏

氏shì紙zhǐ

Same sound today

For 纸, the traditional form 紙 combines 糸 (silk) with 氏 (the sound part).

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

𥫗相箱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

𥫗Written in full as竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

相

相xiāng箱xiāng

Same sound today

箱 combines 竹, showing bamboo, with 相 as a sound part, to write a bamboo box or case.

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