纸板箱 (zhǐ bǎn xiāng) — cardboard box; carton | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cardboard boxcarton

Measure word · 个

Examples

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Bān jiā shí wǒ yòng zhǐ bǎn xiāng zhuāng shū.
When moving, I use cardboard boxes to pack books.
纸板箱，。
Zhè ge zhǐ bǎn xiāng hěn jiē shi, kě yǐ fàng zhòng wù.
This cardboard box is very sturdy; you can put heavy things in it.
纸板箱。
Kuài dì yuán bǎ zhǐ bǎn xiāng fàng zài mén kǒu le.
The courier put the cardboard box at the door.

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.

纸板cardboard

纸zhǐpaper板bǎnboard

偏正Modifier + head

“纸板” (paper board) gives the material, and “箱” is 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.

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.

木反板

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

反

反fǎn板bǎn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

板 pairs 木 (tree) with 反 as a 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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