屉
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drawer; tier; tray
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 尸 +5
- Structure
- Upper-left enclosure 左上包
- Traditional
- 屜
- Common rank
- #4,093
- Unicode
- U+5C49
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Formation & memory
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Words with 屉
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三屉桌 | three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture) | |
| 屉子 | drawer; stackable cooking vessel; woven mat on a bed frame or chair; woven window screen | |
| 抽屉 | drawer | |
| 笼屉 | bamboo steamer (for buns or dim sum) |