盒子
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
盒子 (hézi) · box
盒子 (hézi) means “box; case”. It is written with 2 characters: 盒 (small box or case) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 盒子 is built
The characters
盒 hé · small box or case
What 盒 is made of
- 合hé — to combine
- 亼jí — to assemble
- 人rén — person
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亼jí — to assemble
- 皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个盒子里有什么？Zhègè hézi lǐ yǒu shénme?What's in this box?
请把饼干放进盒子里。Qǐng bǎ bǐnggān fàng jìn hézi lǐ.Please put the cookies in the box.
Questions about 盒子
What does 盒子 mean?
盒子 (hézi) means “box; case”.
How do you pronounce 盒子?
盒子 is pronounced hézi.
Which HSK level is 盒子?
盒子 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
- 饺子jiǎozidumpling
- 句子jùzisentence
Learn 盒子 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.