箱 (xiāng) — (bound form) box, case, chest, trunk (used in compound nouns for various containers)
Definition
A bound form meaning 'box, case, chest' — almost never used alone, always combined into compound nouns like 箱子 or 冰箱. The full word for 'box' is 箱子.
bound form
boxcasechesttrunk (used in compound nouns for various containers)
Examples
- 。Wǒ mǎi le yí gè dà xiāng zi.I bought a big box.
- 。Qǐng bǎ niú nǎi fàng jìn bīng xiāng lǐ.Please put the milk in the refrigerator.
- 。Tā bǎ xìn fàng jìn le xìn xiāng.She put the letter in the mailbox.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
箱 combines 竹, showing bamboo, with 相 as a sound part, to write a bamboo box or case.
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