盒
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hé · small box or case

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

皿Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 盒

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héWords pronounced hé
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Example sentences

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Wǒ fā xiàn nàge hézi shì kōng de.我发现那个盒子是空的。

I discovered that that box was empty.

Source: Tatoeba #10206498 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jīn tiān méi yǒu kōng zuò wǎn fàn, suǒ yǐ wǒ qù mǎi le hé fàn.今天没有空做晚饭,所以我去买了盒饭。

I didn't have time to cook dinner tonight, so I went out and bought a box meal.

Source: Tatoeba #2353969 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège hézi lǐ yǒu hěn duō dàn.这个盒子里有很多蛋。

There are a lot of eggs in the box.

Source: Tatoeba #784200 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège hézi méi nàge hézi dà.这个盒子没那个盒子大。

This box is not as big as that one.

Source: Tatoeba #393914 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ zhège hézi fàng dào le zhuōzi shàng.他把这个盒子放到了桌子上。

He put this box on the table-top.

Source: Tatoeba #1779166 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kě yǐ ná dà de hézi huò shì xiǎo de hézi.你可以拿大的盒子或是小的盒子。

You may take either the big box or the small one.

Source: Tatoeba #775667 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 盒 in context

  1. Say hé, then recall the core meaning: small box or case.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 盒子 (hé zi), meaning “box”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 盒 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.