袋 (dài) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- bag
- sack
- pouch
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
袋 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 袋 is 衣 — meaning cloth. 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: 装.
How the character is built
袋 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 衣 (clothes) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 代 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 袋
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
袋 appears in 10 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 袋 / 相关任务
Words containing 袋 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 袋 mean in Chinese?
袋 (dài) means bag, sack; pocket, pouch. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 袋 have?
袋 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 袋?
The radical of 袋 is 衣 (cloth). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 装.
What is the pinyin for 袋?
袋 is pronounced dài.
What HSK 4 words use 袋?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 袋 appears in 1 word, including 袋子 (dàizi). See the full list above.