箱 xiāng — box; trunk; chest
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.
Common words: 冰箱 (bīng xiāng)、箱子 (xiāng zi)、邮箱 (yóu xiāng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "box"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "box", including 箱 (xiāng), 厢 (xiāng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "box" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 箱 (xiāng), 厢 (xiāng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading xiāng, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 箱 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 箱 xiāngbox; trunk; chestUseful words: 冰箱, 箱子
- 厢 xiāngbox (in theater); side roomUseful words: 车厢, 三厢
Common words for these 2 "box" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 箱 (xiāng) — so "box" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "box".
厢 xiāng — box (in theater); side room
火车的每节车厢里都坐满了乘客。Huǒ chē de měi jié chē xiāng lǐ dōu zuò mǎn le chéng kè.Every car of the train is full of passengers.
Common words: 车厢 (chē xiāng)、三厢 (sān xiāng)、边厢 (biān xiāng)
All 2 characters
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