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Chinese symbol for “crate”

板条箱
bǎn tiáo xiāng
Traditional: 板條箱
crate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for crate is 板条箱 (bǎn tiáo xiāng), defined as: crate.

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

板 bǎn
board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes
条 tiáo
clause, condition; string, stripe
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes
箱 xiāng
box, case; chest, trunk
radical 118 ⽵ · 15 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “crate”

WordPinyinMeaning
条板箱 (條板箱)tiáo bǎn xiāngcrate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 板条箱.

WordPinyinMeaning
老板lǎo bǎnvariant of 老板 (lǎo bǎn)
地板dì bǎnfloor
板块 (板塊)bǎn kuàislab; (geology) tectonic plate
平板píng bǎnslab; flat board; (engineering) surface plate; flat; level
甲板jiǎ bǎndeck (of a ship or boat)
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
条例 (條例)tiáo lìregulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
条约 (條約)tiáo yuētreaty; pact
冰箱bīng xiāngrefrigerator; (old) icebox

See also: Japanese symbol for “crate”.

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.