Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

box; trunk; chest

Chinese: 箱子、匣子;盛放东西的方形容器。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xiang” becomes a different word in each tone. 箱 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 冰箱bīng xiāngrefrigerator; (old) icebox
  • 箱子xiāng zisuitcase; chest; box; case
  • 邮箱yóu xiāngmailbox; post office box; email; email inbox
  • 行李箱xíng li xiāngsuitcase; baggage compartment; overhead bin; (car) trunk
  • 信箱xìn xiāngmailbox; post office box

Example Sentence

我把冬天的衣服都放进了箱子里。Wǒ bǎ dōng tiān de yī fu dōu fàng jìn le xiāng zi lǐ.I put all my winter clothes into the box.

I(marks the object)冬天dōng tiānwinterdeof衣服yī fuclothesdōuall放进fàng jìnto put intole(completed action)箱子xiāng zisuitcaseinside