箧
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chest; box; trunk; suitcase; portfolio
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 竹 +8
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 篋
- Common rank
- #2,784
- Unicode
- U+7BA7
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Formation & memory
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How 箧 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A bamboo ⺮ box 匚; 夹 provides the pronunciation
Words with 箧
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 翻箱倒箧 | to overturn trunks and boxes; to make a thorough search (idiom) | |
| 倾箱倒箧 | (idiom) to exhaust all one has; to leave no stone unturned; to try one's best | |
| 行箧 | traveling suitcase | |
| 书箧 | bookcase | |
| 筐箧中物 | a commonplace thing | |
| 盈箱累箧 | to fill boxes and baskets to the brim (with treasures) | |
| 鼓箧 | beginning-school ceremony (old usage); classical learning | |
| 箱箧 | box; chest | |
| 藤箧 | wicker suitcase | |
| 箧衍 | bamboo box | |
| 箧箧 | long and thin; slender | |
| 筐箧 | rectangular box or chest | |
| 箧笥 | bamboo box for holding books, clothes etc | |
| 胠箧 | to steal; to pilfer |