匣

xiá
#3,055 most
frequent character
box

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

匣 has 匚 (a box) as its meaning part and 甲 jiǎ as a sound part. It first meant 'a box or case.' That grew to 'casket.'

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Homophones

HSK 6
霞xiá
red clouds
侠xiá
knight-errant, brave and chivalrous
峡xiá
gorge
辖xiá
linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle)

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