Word and Radical Components of 保鲜盒
The Chinese word 保鲜盒 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.
保鲜盒 ⇨ 保 + 鲜 + 盒
| Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 保 |
bǎo |
1. to raise; to rear |
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2. to keep; to maintain |
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3. to protect; to safeguard; to defend |
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你 要 保 大 還是 保 小？ - Do you want to save the mother (“the big one”) or the baby (“the small one”)? (a common line in obstetrics-themed dramas) |
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4. to ensure; to guarantee |
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5. guarantor |
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6. Short for 保釋, to bail |
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7. (historical) bao (a unit of the ancient administrative system, consisting of some 100 households) |
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Bao |
鲜 |
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1. Simplified form of 鮮 |
盒 |
hé |
1. box; case (generally small, with a lid) | |
用 個 盒hap6-2 裝 住 啲 錢 - hold the money in a box |
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一 盒hap6 朱古gu2-1力lik6-1 - a box of chocolates |
保 ⇨ 亻 + 呆
| Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 亻 |
rén |
1. Side form of the person (人) radical. |
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2. usage. Only used as a component in a character. Referred to as 單人旁. |
呆 |
dāi, ái |
1. dull; wooden | |
2. dull-minded; simple; stupid |
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3. (Min Dong) bad |
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4. (chiefly Mainland) Alternative form of 待 (- t=to stay) |
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在 廣州 呆-了 十 幾 年 - was in Guangzhou for 10 or so years |
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Dai |
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5. Variant of 保 |
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6. Variant of 梅 |
鲜 ⇨ 鱼 + 羊
| Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 鱼 |
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1. fish |
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2. Variant of 魚 |
羊 |
yáng |
1. caprid (e.g. sheep, goat, antelope, etc.) | |
2. (slang) Alternative form of 陽 (positive result (in a medical test)) |
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Yang |
| yáng |
3. (slang) Japanese yen |
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4. (slang) Chinese yuan |
呆 ⇨ 口 + 木
| Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 口 |
kǒu |
1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity |
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漱 漱 你 的 口。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out. |
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這 話 出自 你 的 口，聽來 令人 奇怪。 (Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài.) - This sounds strange in your mouth. |
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2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object) |
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入口 (rùkǒu) - entrance |
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出口 (chūkǒu) - exit |
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門口 (ménkǒu) - doorway |
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3. gateway |
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張家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu) - Zhangjiakou |
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口北 (Kǒuběi) - the area beyond the Great Wall |
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口蘑 (kǒumó) - St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) |
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4. hole; cut |
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口子zi (kǒuzi) - hole |
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傷口 (shāngkǒu) - wound |
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5. port |
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電腦 端口 (shāngkǒu) - computer port |
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Csēi口 (sēikǒu) - USB-C port |
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6. perimeter |
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人口 (rénkǒu) - population |
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戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou |
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7. government organ; department |
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三 口 之 家 (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three |
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我 可以 吃 一 口 嗎？ (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite? |
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8. (neologism, slang) to fellate |
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9. Variant of 名 |
木 |
mù |
1. tree; woody plant | |
Synonyms: 樹 |
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樹木 - tree |
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灌木 - shrub |
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木芍藥 - tree peony |
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2. wood; timber |
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木頭tou - log |
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3. wooden |
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這 張 桌子 是 木 的。 - This table is made of wood |
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4. simple; plain; slow; emotionless; wooden |
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木訥 - plain spoken, slow and inarticulate |
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棺木 - coffin |
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就木 - to die (to enter one's coffin) |
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5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of zh, 沒) |
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有木有 - innit, damn right |
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6. numb |
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麻木 - numb, insensitive |
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她 手指 凍 木 了。 - Her fingers were numb with cold. |
