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Chinese symbol for “suitcase”

箱子
xiāng zi
suitcase; chest; box; case

The closest CC-CEDICT match for suitcase is 箱子 (xiāng zi), defined as: suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; 只 (zhī),个 (gè).

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

箱 xiāng
box, case; chest, trunk
radical 118 ⽵ · 15 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “suitcase”

WordPinyinMeaning
行李箱xíng li xiāngsuitcase; baggage compartment
手提箱shǒu tí xiāngsuitcase
提箱tí xiānga suitcase; a traveling-bag
箧 (篋)qièchest; box

Related words

Other words that share a character with 箱子.

WordPinyinMeaning
冰箱bīng xiāngrefrigerator; (old) icebox
邮箱 (郵箱)yóu xiāngmailbox; post office box
信箱xìn xiāngmailbox; post office box
集装箱 (集裝箱)jí zhuāng xiāngcontainer (for shipping)
行李箱xíng li xiāngsuitcase; baggage compartment
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “suitcase”.

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.