垃圾桶
Old HSK 4
垃圾桶 (lājītǒng) · trash can
垃圾桶 (lājītǒng) means “trash can; garbage can”. It is written with 3 characters: 垃 (garbage) + 圾 (garbage) + 桶 (bucket). It is an old HSK 4 word (HSK 2.0).
How 垃圾桶 is built
The characters
垃 lā · garbage
What 垃 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 立 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
圾 jī · garbage
What 圾 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 及jí — to extend
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 及 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
桶 tǒng · bucket
What 桶 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 甬yǒng — path
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
- 用yòng — to use
Example sentences
请把纸扔进垃圾桶。Qǐng bǎ zhǐ rēng jìn lājītǒng.Please throw the paper in the trash can.
垃圾桶在哪儿？Lājītǒng zài nǎr?Where is the trash can?
Questions about 垃圾桶
What does 垃圾桶 mean?
垃圾桶 (lājītǒng) means “trash can; garbage can”.
How do you pronounce 垃圾桶?
垃圾桶 is pronounced lājītǒng.
Which HSK level is 垃圾桶?
垃圾桶 is in Old HSK 4.
Related words
Learn 垃圾桶 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.