筐
kuāng
HSK 6
#3,413 most
frequent character
basket
noun
Measure words:只 zhī
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
筐 first meant a square vessel made of bamboo. 𥫗 bamboo is the meaning part, while 匡 kuāng, a food container, works as both a meaning and a sound part, matching exactly. The meaning then grew to 'basket'.
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Example Sentences
我在市场买了一个漂亮的筐。
wǒzài shìchǎng mǎi le yígè piàoliàng de kuāng 。
I bought a beautiful basket at the market.
她把水果放进筐里。
tā bǎ shuǐguǒ fàngjìn kuāng lǐ 。
She put the fruit into the basket.
这个筐很大，可以装很多东西。
zhègè kuāng hěndà ， kěyǐ zhuāng hěnduō dōngxī 。
This basket is very big and can hold a lot of things.
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