(xiāng)

HSK 7-911 strokesTrad.

box (in theater)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xiāng
Meaning
box (in theater); side room; side
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸厂相

In this compound, the meaning comes from (building); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chēxiāng
HSK 7-9

carriage

Open 车厢 page →
sānxiāng

sedan (automobile body type)

Open 三厢 page →
bāoxiāng

box (in a theater or concert hall); private room (in a restaurant or karaok…

Open 包厢 page →
chéngxiāng

see 城厢区

Open 城厢 page →

one's own wishful thinking

Open 一厢情愿 page →
xiāngfáng

wing (of a traditional house)

Open 厢房 page →
西xiāng

Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王实甫

Open 西厢记 page →
jiào轿xiāng

elevator car; cable car cabin; gondola (on a Ferris wheel)

Open 轿厢 page →

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