kuāng

basket

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bamboo (⺮) + sound kuāng (匡) = woven bamboo basket

Baskets in traditional China were typically woven from split bamboo, so the bamboo radical carries the meaning directly. 匡 gives the sound kuāng and contributes nothing to the image of weaving.

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她把苹果放进里。

tā bǎ píng guǒ fàng jìn kuāng lǐ。

She put the apples into the basket.

这只太小,装不下这么多菜。

zhè zhī kuāng tài xiǎo, zhuāng bu xià zhè me duō cài。

This basket is too small to hold so many vegetables.

Words with 筐

驮筐

tuó kuāng

pannier

一箩筐

yī luó kuāng

bucketloads of

筐箧

kuāng qiè

rectangular box or chest

筐箧中物

kuāng qiè zhōng wù

a commonplace thing

篮筐

lán kuāng

basket

箩筐

luó kuāng

large wicker basket

车筐

chē kuāng

bicycle basket

More characters with ⺮