袋 meaning and stroke order
Pouch; bag; sack
How to write 袋, stroke by stroke
11 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 袋
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- pouch
- bag
- sack
How 袋 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Clothes.
衣 gives the meaning and 代 hints at the sound.
Radical: 衣 (cloth), shared by 33 characters on this site.
How to remember 袋
袋 is pictophonetic: 代 (dài) on top gives the sound, and 衣 (clothes) below gives the meaning. Think of cloth sewn into a pocket or bag, said like 代.
袋 usually appears in compounds or as 袋子 (dàizi) rather than alone, as in 口袋 (kǒudai, pocket) and 塑料袋 (sùliàodài, plastic bag). It also works as a measure word for things in bags. Example: 我要一个塑料袋。(Wǒ yào yí ge sùliàodài.) I need a plastic bag.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 代 alone or confuse 袋 with 贷 (dài, loan), which has 贝 (money) at the bottom instead of 衣. In 口袋 and 脑袋, 袋 is usually read in the neutral tone, dai, not full fourth tone.
Common words with 袋
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
袋 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 袋
How many strokes are in 袋?
袋 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 袋 mean?
袋 (dài) means pouch; bag; sack. A common word with it is 脑袋 (nǎodai), meaning "head; skull".
How do you pronounce 袋?
袋 is pronounced dài, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 袋?
The radical of 袋 is 衣, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 袋 under this radical.
Is 袋 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 袋 is part of the HSK 4 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
Why does 脑袋 mean head if 袋 means bag?
脑袋 (nǎodai) literally pictures the head as a bag holding the brain 脑. It is a common, casual word for head in spoken Chinese.
Can 袋 be used as a measure word?
Yes. You can say 一袋米 (yí dài mǐ, a bag of rice) or 两袋垃圾 (liǎng dài lājī, two bags of trash). It measures things that come in a bag.