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篓

簍
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noun #32,577

Measure Word

一个篓 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 basket (woven from bamboo or wicker)

Examples

他把废纸扔进了字纸篓。
Tā bǎ fèizhǐ rēng jìn le zìzhǐlǒu.
He tossed the scrap paper into the wastepaper basket.
渔夫背着一个鱼篓回家。
Yúfū bēizhe yī gè yúlǒu huí jiā.
The fisherman went home with a fish creel on his back.

Tips

memory
篓 has 竹 (bamboo) on top — the radical signals what it's made of. Common compounds: 字纸篓 (wastepaper basket), 鱼篓 (fish creel), 竹篓 (bamboo basket), 油篓 (oil-storage wicker container).

Stroke Order

篓 lǒu