How to write 匣

匣 [xiá] 名词 1. A container for storing items, usually small and with a lid that can be opened and closed: 匣子 (casket); 木匣 (wooden casket); 梳头匣 (hair comb casket). 2. A coffin. 3. In ancient Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, a term for a trade organization of the same industry. 动词 1. To collect items in a casket. 2. To clamp or lock. --- 匣 [xiá] Noun 1. Same as the basic meaning, typically box-shaped; the larger is called 箱 (box) and the smaller is called 匣 (small box). 引用: - 《说文》: 匣, 匮也。 - 《广韵》: 匣, 箱匣也。 - 《汉书·王莽传》: 废藏在室匣中者。 注:“匮也。” - 《后汉书·梁竦传》: 赐东园画棺玉匣衣衾。 - 唐·杜甫《又上后园山脚》: 忧来杖匣剑，更上林北冈。 - 《史记·刺客传·荆轲》: 而秦舞阳奉地图匣，以次进。 - 明·袁宏道《满井游记》: 冷光之乍出于匣也(匣, 指镜匣)。 例: 又如: 匣子炮;木匣;梳头匣儿;镜匣。 2. A coffin. 引用: - 沈从文《边城》: 河街上船总顺顺，派人找了一只空船带了副白木匣子，即刻向碧溪咀撑去。 例: 又如: 匣子。 3. A term for a trade organization in the commercial sphere in ancient Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. 引用: - 清·昭梿《啸亭杂录·杀高恒》: 两淮盐政高恒，以侵贪匣费故，拟大辟。 例: 又如: 匣上;匣费。 --- 匣 [xiá] Verb 1. To collect items in a casket. 引用: - 刘克庄《贺新郎》: 且匣起，青铜休照。 - 明·刘基《郁离子·千里马篇》: 匣而埋诸土。 例: 又如: 匣匮; 匣剑。 2. To clamp or lock. 引用: - 《水浒传》: 牢子狱卒把武松押在大牢里，将他一双脚昼夜匣着。 例: 又如: 匣床 (a type of torture device in old jails, resembling a wooden bed that clamps the inmate's hands and feet tightly).