箧 meaning and stroke order

qiè

Trunk, chest, box; portfolio

Strokes14
Pinyinqiè
ToneTone 4

How to write 箧, stroke by stroke

14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

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Meaning of 箧

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

qièfourth tone (falling)
  1. chest
  2. box
  3. trunk
  4. suitcase
  5. portfolio

How 箧 is built

Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A bamboo ⺮ box 匚; 夹 provides the pronunciation.

Radical: ⺮ (bamboo), shared by 149 characters on this site.

Questions about 箧

How many strokes are in 箧?

箧 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 箧 mean?

箧 (qiè) means trunk, chest, box; portfolio.

How do you pronounce 箧?

箧 is pronounced qiè, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 箧?

The radical of 箧 is ⺮, which carries the idea of "bamboo". Dictionaries list 箧 under this radical.

What is the traditional form of 箧?

The traditional form of 箧 is 篋. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 箧 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.