匣

xiá

noun #26,558

Measure Word

一个匣子 gè

Meanings

1 small box
2 case
3 casket

Characters

box; casket (single character)

Examples

她把珠宝放在一个精美的匣子里。

Tā bǎ zhūbǎo fàng zài yī gè jīngměi de xiázi lǐ.

She put the jewelry in an exquisite little box.

古代皇帝用金匣保存重要文件。

Gǔdài huángdì yòng jīn xiá bǎocún zhòngyào wénjiàn.

Ancient emperors used gold caskets to preserve important documents.

Tips

memory

匣 looks like something enclosed (匚 = open box radical) with a 甲 inside — a shell or box containing something.

Stroke Order

匣 xiá