Spot 匚
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
匚 component
fāng · box; basket
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 匚
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue匚Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 匚 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
汇=
氵
巨=
匛=
+久
叵=
+口
匝=
+巾
臣=
+丨
匠=
+斤
匡=
+王
匣=
+甲
匦=
+轨
匧=
+夾
匪=
+非
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 匚 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
词汇cíhuì
variant of 詞彙|词汇[ci2 hui4]
HSK 3.0 · L5汇率huìlǜexchange rate
HSK 3.0 · L5巨大jùdàhuge
HSK 3.0 · L5大臣dàchénchancellor
HSK 3.0 · L6汇huìclass
HSK 3.0 · L6汇报huìbàoto report
HSK 3.0 · L6汇款huìkuǎnto remit money
HSK 3.0 · L6别具匠心biéjù-jiàngxīnto show ingenuity
HSK 3.0 · L7-9功臣gōngchénmeritorious official
HSK 3.0 · L7-9工匠gōngjiàngartisan
HSK 3.0 · L7-9汇合huìhéconfluence
HSK 3.0 · L7-9汇集huìjíto collect
HSK 3.0 · L7-9