箱 - xiāng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 3 - Medium
15 strokes
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箱

xiāng

Definition

box
case
trunk
chest

Character Decomposition

Related words (65)

箱子

xiāng zi

suitcase; chest; (cardboard) box; case; trunk

箱梁

xiāng liáng

box girder (construction)

box; chest

mailbox; post office box

refrigerator; fridge

a suitcase; a traveling-bag

暗箱

àn xiāng

camera bellows; camera obscura

computer case

water tank; radiator (automobile); cistern; lavabo

caisson; sink box

oil tank

bake out furnace; bake oven; baking box; baking oven

oven

coal box

circuit box

leather suitcase

ballot box

carton; cardboard box

网箱

wǎng xiāng

net cage (fish farming)

beehive

mailbox; post office box

铁箱

tiě xiāng

metal trunk; metal box; a safe

音箱

yīn xiāng

loudspeaker box; speaker (audio equipment); resonating chamber of a musical instrument; sound box

bellows

black box; flight recorder; opaque system (computing)

litter-bin

safe; safety box; safety deposit box; safe box; strongbox; safe deposit box

water-storage tank

cooler; ice chest; reefer container

变速箱

biàn sù xiāng

gearbox; transmission

后备箱

hòu bèi xiāng

trunk; boot (of a car)

垃圾箱

lā jī xiāng

rubbish can; garbage can; trash can

toolbox

ash-bin; litter-bin

first-aid kit

suggestion box

glove compartment (of a car); glovebox (sealed compartment with attached gloves for handling hazardous materials etc)

suitcase

ballot box

inbox

delivery box; drop box

crate

crate

detection kit

aquarium; fish tank

refrigerator

treasure chest

rush basket

suitcase; baggage compartment; overhead bin; (car) trunk; boot

行李箱

xíng li xiāng

suitcase; baggage compartment; overhead bin; (car) trunk; boot

car boot, trunk

oil sump

container (for shipping)

黑箱子

hēi xiāng zi

black box (aviation), (systems theory)

gearbox

to exhaust all one has; to leave no stone unturned; to try one's best

暗箱操作

àn xiāng cāo zuò

covert activities (election rigging etc); under-the-table manipulations; black operations

电子信箱

diàn zǐ xìn xiāng

electronic mailbox; e-mail address

盈箱累箧

yíng xiāng lěi qiè

to fill boxes and baskets to the brim (with treasures)

语音信箱

yǔ yīn xìn xiāng

voice mailbox; voicemail

邮政信箱

yóu zhèng xìn xiāng

post office box

集装箱船

jí zhuāng xiāng chuán

container ship

黑箱操作

hēi xiāng cāo zuò

see 暗箱操作

化学战剂检毒箱

huà xué zhàn jì jiǎn dú xiāng

chemical detection kit

潜水装备拖轮箱

qián shuǐ zhuāng bèi tuō lún xiāng

diving bag; diving suitcase

Idioms (2)

翻箱倒柜

fān xiāng dǎo guì

to overturn trunks and boxes; to make a thorough search (idiom)

翻箱倒箧

fān xiāng dǎo qiè

to overturn trunks and boxes; to make a thorough search (idiom)

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