The story of 籃

basket

籃 is composed of the BuShou of 竹(bamboo) and 監. 監 is a picture of an eye looking at the image reflected by a container, which has the meaning of container such as basket, in ancient China, commoners use bamboo to weave their baskets.

Vocabulary of 籃

  • 籃球 (basketball )
  • 搖籃 (cradle)

Classification

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