箱xiāng
a crate, a wooden chest. 15 strokes, radical ⺮, first met in HSK 3.
What 箱 is made of
⺮ (zhú, bamboo) and 相 (xiāng, mutual).
⺮ carries the meaning — bamboo — and 相 carries the sound.
How to write 箱
Strokes 1–6 write ⺮, then strokes 7–15 write 相.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 箱
Words that use 箱
| 箱 | a crate, a wooden chest 用木头做成、能装东西的方形器具 老工匠封好一只木箱。The old craftsman sealed up a crate. Lesson 356, 县邑匠作与风物自若 · 拓界求新与丰物华章 · Modern Enterprise, Radiant Nuptials & Rural Vibrancy |
| 邮箱 | a mailbox, email account 用来收发邮件的账户 他每天都要查看工作邮箱。Every day he checks his work mailbox. Lesson 232, 职场信函与业务沟通 · 职场交往与个性养成 · Professional Rapport, Character Traits & Human Potential |
| 冰箱 | a refrigerator 用来冷藏食物、让食物保鲜的电器 妈妈把切好的肉片存入冰箱。Mum put the sliced meat away in the fridge. Lesson 254, 商务资产与物产流通 · 经世致用与格物致知 · Practical Wisdom & Scientific Inquiry |
| 箱子 | a box, a crate 用来装东西、有盖子的方形容器 工程师整理好工具箱子。The engineer packed up his toolbox. Lesson 354, 拓界求新与规度严密 · 拓界求新与丰物华章 · Modern Enterprise, Radiant Nuptials & Rural Vibrancy |
| 信箱 | mailbox 指专门用来收存信件的箱子 群众在门口设立专用信箱。Residents put up a dedicated mailbox by the door. Lesson 505, 坚定信念 · 行稳致远与和衷共济 · Resilient Strides & Sincere Accord |
Characters that share the sound part 相
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical ⺮
All 19 of them, and what the radical means, on the 竹 radical page.