匚 (fāng) - A box-like container or enclosure & a radical in Chinese characters often indicating something

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fāng ｜ 2 strokes ｜ radical: 匚

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匚 · fāng

A box-like container or enclosure;

a radical in Chinese characters often indicating something related to containers, boxes, or hiding.

A box-like container or enclosurea radical in Chinese characters often indicating something

Usage highlights

Radical for containerBox radicalEnclosure radicalSquare container

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This radical appears in characters like 区 (district) and 医 (medicine).
  • The character 匚 itself represents a container (匚).
  • In ancient script, it depicted a square container (匚).

Collocations

  • Radical for container(匚部)
  • Box radical(匚字旁)
  • Enclosure radical(包围部首)
  • Square container(方形器皿)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms feature 匚 alone; it appears as a component in idioms containing characters like 区 or 医.

Cultural background

FAQ
  • One of the 214 Kangxi radicals, historically representing a container or box.
  • Used in characters related to containment, concealment, or division.

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