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CHINESE CHARACTER

dài

袋

袋

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bag

Numbered pinyin
dai4
English meanings
pouch, bag, sack, pocket

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 代; bottom 衣.

Meaning & sound clues

衣 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “clothes”.

代 is identified as the sound component (dài). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 袋.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱代衣

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一dài袋mǐ米。

    A bag of rice.

  2. 02

    yī一gè个kǒudai口袋。

    A pocket.

  3. 03

    gòuwù购物dài袋。

    A shopping bag.

  4. 04

    yī一dài袋táng糖。

    A bag of sugar.

  5. 05

    bǎ把shū书zhuāng装jìn进dài袋zi子。

    Put the books in the bag.

  6. 06

    zhǐ纸dài袋。

    A paper bag.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 口袋
  • 塑料袋
  • 睡袋
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