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箅

bì
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 grate
  2. 2 steamer rack
  3. 3 perforated grid (for steaming or draining)

Examples

HSK 4
下水道的箅子被树叶堵住了。
Xiàshuǐdào de bìzi bèi shùyè dǔ zhù le.
The drain grate was clogged with leaves.
HSK 7-9
放上箅子，把包子蒸熟。
Fàng shàng bìzi, bǎ bāozi zhēng shú.
Put the steamer rack in and steam the buns.

Tips

usage
箅 is bound, used in 箅子: a perforated grid that holds food above water in a steamer, or a drain grate.

Components

radical
⺮ zhú
bamboo
The bamboo cap, top form of 竹, recalls that a 箅 was originally a bamboo grid woven for the bottom of a steamer.
phonetic
畀 bì
to give
Supplies the sound bì exactly. It is the same character seen standing alone as 畀.

Stroke Order

箅 bì