篮

籃
lán
#2,352 most
frequent character
basket (receptacle), basket (in basketball)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

篮 lán has 𥫗 bamboo for meaning and 监 jiān for sound. Bamboo gives its first sense: handled objects made mostly of bamboo. From that came 'bamboo basket,' then 'basketball goal.'

Ask DeepSeek

Homophones

HSK 3
蓝lán
blue, indigo plant
HSK 5
拦lán
cut off, hinder
栏lán
"column (of page, table, or newspaper)"
兰lán
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)

Your word lists

Sign in to add this word to your private lists.