箱内 (xiāng nèi) — the inside of a box; within the box | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

the inside of a boxwithin the box

Examples

箱内。
Qǐng bǎ dōng xī fàng zài xiāng nèi.
Please put the things inside the box.
箱内。
xiāng nèi De kōng jiān bú gòu dà.
The space inside the box is not big enough.
箱内。
Jiǎn chá yí xià xiāng nèi yǒu méi yǒu sǔn huài.
Check whether there is any damage inside the box.

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.

箱 names a box and 内 marks the inside, giving the space within the 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.

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

入入rùto enter
冂冂jiōnghouse

The shape shows 入 entering into 冂, a house, so it pictures bringing something indoors, giving the sense inside.

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