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xiāng

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xiāng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiāng | xiang1
English translation
box
trunk
chest
box, case; chest, trunk

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About xiāng

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

xiāng

Contains the radical

zhú

Part of speech

Isolated measure word / 量词 liàng cí Liàngcí

Learning hint

bamboo

Etymology of xiāng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⺮相

Semantic compound

zhú

Phonetic compound

Xiāng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. zhú represents the meaning and Xiāng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using xiāng

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tián xīn , 那些 nà xiē 箱子 xiāng zi dīng zài 地板 dì bǎn shǎng zhēn shì 不错 bù cuò é !

Honey, that's a great idea nailing the boxes to the floor!

什么 shénme 东西 dōngxī 即使 jíshǐ 放在冰箱 bīngxiāng ()?

What stays hot even if put it in a fridge?

今天 jīntiān , 世界 shìjiè shǎng 绝大多数 jué dà duō shù xiāng Dōng , dōu 指定 zhǐdìng 使用 shǐyòng 亿利生产 shēngchǎn de xiāng Jué .

Today, most of the container corner fittings from YiLi in the world.

这些 zhè xiē X 框架 kuàngjià fàng jìn 这些 zhè xiē 箱体, jiù Chéng le héng Liáng .

With the X - frames projecting into the boxes, the transverse diaphragms were formed.

具体地说, xiāng shǎng de X必须 bìxū wéi líng .

In particular, X must be Zero on the wall of the Box.

Words with xiāng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
xiāng box xiāng
箱子 xiāng zi suitcase箱子 xiāng zi
冰箱 bīngxiāng icebox冰箱 bīngxiāng
保险箱 bǎo xiǎn xiāng a safe保險箱
邮箱 yóu xiāng mailbox郵箱
集装箱 jí zhuāng xiāng container (for shipping)集裝箱
信箱 xìn xiāng mailbox信箱 xìn xiāng
音箱 yīn xiāng loudspeaker box音箱 yīn xiāng
烤箱 kǎo xiāng oven烤箱 kǎo xiāng
行李箱 xínglixiāng suitcase行李箱 xínglixiāng
油箱 yóu xiāng oil tank油箱 yóu xiāng
变速箱 biàn sù xiāng gearbox變速箱
翻箱倒柜 fān xiāng dǎo guì to overturn trunks and boxes翻箱倒櫃
手提箱 shǒu tí xiāng suitcase手提箱 shǒu tí xiāng
垃圾箱 lā jī xiāng rubbish can垃圾箱 lā jī xiāng
水箱 shuǐ xiāng water tank水箱 shuǐ xiāng
工具箱 gōng jù xiāng toolbox工具箱 gōng jù xiāng
电冰箱 diàn bīng xiāng refrigerator電冰箱
纸箱 zhǐ xiāng carton紙箱
皮箱 pí xiāng leather suitcase皮箱 pí xiāng
暗箱 àn xiāng camera bellows暗箱 àn xiāng
网箱 wǎng xiāng net cage (fish farming)網箱
急救箱 jí jiù xiāng first-aid kit急救箱 jí jiù xiāng
车箱 chē xiāng carriage車箱

xiāng Decomposition & Compounds

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xiāng Decomposition

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