sì
笥
bamboo box; food container
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
square bamboo vessel for holding cooked rice or clothing
literaryA literary term referring to a square bamboo box used in ancient times, typically for storing food or garments. Commonly appears in compounds like 衣笥 (clothes box) and 书笥 (book box).
Gǔ古
dài代
cháng常
yòng用
sì笥
lái来
chéng盛
fàng放
mǐ米
fàn饭
。
In ancient times, people often used bamboo boxes to hold cooked rice.
Tā他
dǎ打
kāi开
yī衣
sì笥
，
qǔ取
chū出
lǐ里
miàn面
de的
cháng长
páo袍
。
He opened the clothes box and took out the robe inside.
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Shū书
sì笥
zhōng中
zhēn珍
cáng藏
zhe着
xiān先
rén人
de的
diǎn典
jí籍
。
Precious ancient texts handed down from ancestors were treasured in the book box.