篮
篮 (lán) · basket
篮 (lán) means “basket”. It is made of ⺮ + 监 and has 16 strokes.
Break 篮 into its parts
What 篮 is made of
- ⺮ zhú — bamboo
- 监 jiān — to supervise
- 皿 mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 皿 mǐn — dish
Origin hint: ⺮ gives the meaning, 监 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
篮 stroke order
Example sentences with 篮球
他每天打篮球。Tā měi tiān dǎ lánqiú.He plays basketball every day.
你喜欢打篮球吗？Nǐ xǐhuan dǎ lánqiú ma?Do you like playing basketball?
Words with 篮
Also built with ⺮
- 笑xiàoto smile
- 笔bǐpen
- 符fúamulet
- 笨bènstupid
- 第dìordinal prefix (first, second…)
- 笼lóngbasket
- 等děngto wait
- 筋jīnmuscles
- 筐kuāngbasket
- 筑zhùbuilding
- 筒tǒngtube
- 答dáto answer
Quick facts
| Pinyin | lán |
|---|---|
| Meaning | basket |
| Strokes | 16 |
| Radical | 竹 (bamboo, #118) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
Questions about 篮
What does 篮 mean?
篮 (lán) means “basket”.
How many strokes does 篮 have?
篮 has 16 strokes.
What is the radical of 篮?
The radical of 篮 is 竹 (zhú, “bamboo”), Kangxi radical number 118.
What parts make up 篮?
篮 is made of ⺮ (bamboo) and 监 (to supervise).
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