袋dài · dai
a bag. 11 strokes, radical 衣, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 袋
Strokes 1–5 write 代, then strokes 6–11 write 衣.
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 袋 · the stroke-order rules
What 袋 is made of
代 (dài, era) and 衣 (yī, cloth).
衣 carries the meaning — clothes — and 代 carries the sound.
Words that use 袋
| 袋 | a bag 用布或纸做成、可以装东西的容器 师傅把工艺品装进一个布袋。The craftsman put the handiwork into a cloth bag. Lesson 263, 市集展销与商贾互通 · 市井百态与经世策应 · Civic Commerce, Everyday Chores & Community Life |
| 口袋 | a pocket 衣服上用来装小东西的布袋 老人把花种小心装进了口袋。The old man carefully tucked the seeds into his pocket. Lesson 304, 怡然居处与自然物语 · 镜里乾坤与天地广厦 · Reflections, Pastoral Havens & Broad Horizons |
| 脑袋 | a head (colloquial) 口语里指人的头部 密先生手托脑袋静静沉思。Mr. Mi rested his head on his hand, deep in thought. Lesson 320, 岁晚幽赏与都市风华 · 霓裳艺韵与杏林深衷 · Fashion Aesthetics, Healing Fortitude & Academic Nurture |
| 塑料袋 | a plastic bag 用石油做成的、装东西的薄口袋 大家拒绝滥用一次性塑料袋。Everyone refuses to overuse disposable plastic bags. Lesson 339, 绿意商超与减塑惠民 · 登台论道与绿意怡然 · Thoughtful Discourse & Green Living |
Characters that share the sound part 代
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 衣
All 7 of them, and what the radical means, on the 衣 radical page.