(qiè)

14 strokesTrad.

chest

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
qiè
Meaning
chest; box; trunk; suitcase; portfolio
Strokes
14
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⺮⿷匚夹

A bamboo ⺮ box 匚; 夹 provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form : A bamboo ⺮ chest 匧; 匧 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

14 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.

kuāngqiè

rectangular box or chest

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(idiom) to exhaust all one has

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to overturn trunks and boxes

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