盒

small box; case

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,853 U+76D2

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

皿 (semantic, “container”) + 合 (phonetic, hé)

components: 合皿

small box · Heisig RSH #2489

合 fit + dish

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 合

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 合 (hé) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
合 sound component	hé	to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
哈	hā	the sound of laughter
拿	ná	to bring, to grasp, to hold, to take
给	gěi	to give, to lend; for, by
鸽	gē	pigeon, dove; Columba species (various)
恰	qià	just, exactly, precisely; proper
蛤	gé	clam
颌	hé	mouth; jaw
龛	kān	niche, shrine
峇	bā	cave, cavern
袷	jiá	lined garment
荅	dá	to answer; small bean; thick, heavy
饸	hé	buckwheat or sorghum noodles
耠	huō	to dig, to till
铪	hā	hafnium

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
盒式录音磁带	hé shì lù yīn cí dài	cassette tape
音乐盒	yīn yuè hé	music box
八音盒	bā yīn hé	music box
接线盒	jiē xiàn hé	junction box (elec.)
机顶盒	jī dǐng hé	set-top box
骨灰盒	gǔ huī hé	box for bone ashes; funerary casket
盒子	hé zi	box; case; hezi – a savory turnover-like pie in northern Chinese and Mongolian cuisines
保险盒	bǎo xiǎn hé	fuse box
开盒	kāi hé	(slang) to dox
领盒饭	lǐng hé fàn	(coll.) (of an actor with a bit part) to receive a boxed meal when one's job is done (phra…
检毒盒	jiǎn dú hé	detection kit
盒中袋	hé zhōng dài	bag-in-box (packaging)
黑盒	hēi hé	black box; fig. system whose internal structure is unknown
鼻烟盒	bí yān hé	snuffbox
噪音盒	zào yīn hé	boombox; ghetto blaster
沙盒	shā hé	(computing) sandbox
潘多拉魔盒	pān duō lā mó hé	a Pandora's box
盒带	hé dài	cassette tape (abbr. for 盒式錄音磁帶\|盒式录音磁带[he2 shi4 lu4 yin1 ci2 dai4]); CL:盤\|盘[pan2]
提盒	tí hé	box with tiered compartments and a handle; lunch box
印盒	yìn hé	seal case; box for seal and ink pad