盒 (hap6 hap6*2 | he2) : small box; case

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盒

hap6 hap6*2

he2

small box; case; casket

Tone change to the syllable hap6 often occurs when being the last syllable of a noun.

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: 皿 (#108)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

盒

This word has been viewed 10387 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Nov 2013 13:59

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粉盒 fan2 hap6 = compact, powder box

飯盒 faan6 hap6*2 fan4 he2 = lunch box; packed lunch

盒仔飯 hap6 zai2 faan6 = lunch box

紙盒 zi2 hap6*2 zhi3 he2 = carton

紙板盒 zi2 baan2 hap6*2 zhi3 ban3 he2 = carton

暗盒 am3 hap6*2 an4 he2 = magazine; cassette

盒龜 hap6*2 gwai1 = box turtle

墨盒 mak6 hap6 mo4 he2 = ink cartridge; ink box

音樂盒 jam1 ngok6 hap6 yin1 yue4 he2 = musical box

全盒 cyun4 hap6*2 = candy case; candy box (for festive occasions such as New Year)
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份報紙喺盒入便粵
The newspaper is in the box.
[Lit. the newspaper at box inside]

份報紙喺盒上便粵
The newspaper is on top of the box.
[Lit. [counter] newspaper at box top]

支筆唔喺盒入便粵
The pencil is not in the box.
[Lit. [counter] pencil not at box inside]

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Decimal representation of this word: 盒
Unicode code for this character: U+76d2 (off-site link)

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