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Chinese symbol for “inbox”

收件箱
shōu jiàn xiāng
inbox

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inbox is 收件箱 (shōu jiàn xiāng), defined as: inbox.

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

收 shōu
to collect, to gather, to harvest
radical 66 ⽁ · 6 strokes
件 jiàn
item, matter; component, part; measure word for events
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
箱 xiāng
box, case; chest, trunk
radical 118 ⽵ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “inbox”

WordPinyinMeaning
收件匣shōu jiàn xiáinbox (email)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 收件箱.

WordPinyinMeaning
收入shōu rùto take in; income
收到shōu dàoto receive
收集shōu jíto gather; to collect
收费 (收費)shōu fèito charge a fee
收购 (收購)shōu gòuto purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level (esp. by a state or organization); to acquire or take over (a company or equity); acq
吸收xī shōuto absorb; to assimilate
事件shì jiànincident; event
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
冰箱bīng xiāngrefrigerator; (old) icebox

See also: Japanese symbol for “inbox”.

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.