袋 (dài) — bag, sack, pouch, pocket
Definition
noun
bagsackpouchpocket
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 贷dàilook-aliketo lend or borrow (money)
- 带dàisound-alike(verb) to bring, to carry, to take along
- 待dàisound-aliketo treat, to deal with (a person or a matter)
- 待dàisound-aliketo stay, to remain
- 戴dàisound-aliketo put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves, jewelry, etc.)
- 代dàisound-aliketo substitute, to act on behalf of, to replace
Examples
- 袋。Zhè ge dài lǐ zhuāng le hěn duō shuǐ guǒ.This bag contains a lot of fruit.
- 。Qǐng bǎ shū fàng jìn zhǐ dài lǐ.Please put the books into the paper bag.
- 袋。Tā bēi zhe yí gè dà dài qù lǚ xíng.He carried a big bag and went traveling.
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.
袋 combines 衣 (clothes) with 代, where 衣 gives the meaning and 代 gives the sound.
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