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篮 lán basket

How to remember 篮: 𥫗 bamboo + 监 supervise = basket. The kids weave strips of bamboo while grandma sits there to supervise, hoping it turns into a real basket.

  • 2,357. most frequent character
  • HSK 2
  • 16 strokes
  • Radical 竹

Component breakdown

篮 = 𥫗 bamboo + 监 supervise

  • 𥫗 bamboo
  • 监 supervise
The Gushi story

The kids weave strips of bamboo while grandma sits there to supervise, hoping it turns into a real basket.

How it is used

  • A basket (bamboo radical ⺮): 篮子 (lánzi) basket, 摇篮 (yáolán) cradle.
  • Chiefly 篮球 (lánqiú) basketball - the 'basket' being the hoop you shoot into.
  • Don't mix up with homophone 蓝 (lán, the color blue) - same sound, 篮 has bamboo on top, 蓝 has grass.

Words with 篮

Example sentences

  • 我想打篮球。 Wǒ xiǎng dǎ lánqiú.I want to play basketball.