匣
Tap the pinyin to hear it
box
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 匚 +5
- Structure
- Left enclosure 左包
- Traditional
- 匣
- Common rank
- #3,409
- Unicode
- U+5323
Sound it out + + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 匣
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打开话匣子 | to start talking | |
| 黑匣子 | (airplane) black box | |
| 话匣子 | phonograph or radio (old term); chatterbox; talkative person | |
| 收件匣 | inbox (email) | |
| 匣子 | small box | |
| 弹匣 | magazine (for ammunition) | |
| 匣枪 | Mauser pistol (C96 type) | |
| 墨匣 | ink cartridge |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 甲 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甲 sound part | armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem | |
| 鸭 | duck; Anas species (various) | |
| 押 | to arrest, to detain; to deposit, to pledge; mortgage | |
| 闸 | sluice, floodgate, canal lock | |
| 钾 | potassium | |
| 岬 | cape; promontory, headland | |
| 狎 | to be familiar with; to disrespect | |
| 呷 | to swallow, to suck, to drink | |
| 胛 | shoulder; shoulder blade | |
| 柙 | a cage or pen for wild animals |