屉子

屜子

tìzi

noun #98,221

Measure Word

一个屉子 gè

Meanings

1 drawer
2 stackable cooking vessel (steamer tray)
3 removable woven mat (on a bed frame, chair, or window)

Characters

Examples

把碗放到上面的屉子里。

Bǎ wǎn fàng dào shàngmiàn de tìzi lǐ.

Put the bowl in the upper drawer.

蒸笼一共有三个屉子。

Zhēnglóng yīgòng yǒu sān gè tìzi.

The steamer has three trays in total.

Tips

usage

Most often refers to a stackable steamer tray (think dim sum 笼屉 lóngtì) or, in northern dialects, a drawer (more standardly 抽屉 chōuti). The 子 here is a neutral-tone noun suffix, not 'son'.

Stroke Order

屉 tì

子 zǐ