盒 (hé) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- small box or case
- casket
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
盒 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 盒 is 皿 — meaning dish. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 盐.
How the character is built
盒 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 皿 (container) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 合 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 盒
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
盒 appears in 8 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 盒 / 相关任务
Words containing 盒 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 盒 mean in Chinese?
盒 (hé) means small box or case; casket. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 盒 have?
盒 is written in 11 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 盒?
The radical of 盒 is 皿 (dish). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 盐.
What is the pinyin for 盒?
盒 is pronounced hé.
What HSK 4 words use 盒?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 盒 appears in 1 word, including 盒子 (hézi). See the full list above.