箅子

bìzi

noun

Measure Word

一个箅子 gè

Meanings

1 bamboo grid (for steaming food)
2 grate; grating; grid

Characters

Examples

把馒头放在箅子上蒸。

Bǎ mántou fàng zài bìzi shàng zhēng.

Place the steamed buns on the bamboo grid to steam.

下水道的箅子被树叶堵住了。

Xiàshuǐdào de bìzi bèi shùyè dǔ zhù le.

The drain grating is clogged with leaves.

Tips

memory

Bamboo radical 竹 on top of 畀 — originally a slatted bamboo rack for steaming. By extension it now covers any flat grid: drain covers, cooling racks, fireplace grates.

Stroke Order

箅 bì

子 zǐ