Chinese symbol for “carton”
纸箱
zhǐ xiāng
Traditional: 紙箱
carton; cardboard box
The closest CC-CEDICT match for carton is 纸箱 (zhǐ xiāng), defined as: carton; cardboard box.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “carton”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纸盒 (紙盒) | zhǐ hé | paperboard box; cardboard box; carton |
| 利乐包 (利樂包) | lì lè bāo | carton (e.g. for milk or juice); Tetra Pak |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 纸箱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 报纸 (報紙) | bào zhǐ | newspaper; newsprint |
| 纸币 (紙幣) | zhǐ bì | bank notes; paper currency |
| 图纸 (圖紙) | tú zhǐ | blueprint; drawing |
| 纸张 (紙張) | zhǐ zhāng | paper |
| 纸条 (紙條) | zhǐ tiáo | slip of paper |
| 造纸 (造紙) | zào zhǐ | papermaking |
| 冰箱 | bīng xiāng | refrigerator; (old) icebox |
| 邮箱 (郵箱) | yóu xiāng | mailbox; post office box |
See also: Japanese symbol for “carton”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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