Chinese Word: 箪 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

箪 (Trad.: 簞)

Pinyin: dān

English Definition: round basket for cooked rice

Chinese Definition:
①古代盛饭的圆竹器：箪食壶浆(形容劳军)。箪食瓢饮(喻生活贫苦；亦指安贫乐道)。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 竹

Pictophonetic:单 indicates the sound; ⺮ (bamboo) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- 单 [ dān ] single, individual, only; lone

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箪食壶浆	dān shí hú jiāng	to receive troops with food and drink (idiom); to give troops a hearty welcome; also pr. [dan1 si4 hu2 jiang1]
箪笥	dān sì	bamboo box; vessels for holding food
疏水箪瓢	shū shuǐ dān piáo	little water and few utensils; to live a frugal life (idiom)

1		yào 要 sī 思 kuài 快 miàn 面 de huà 的话 jū 狙 dān 箪 gè 个 chuán zhēn 传真。 To make it fast, you can send a fax.
2		shēng huó 生活 zhōng 中 bāo kuò 包括： màn màn 漫漫 cháng xíng 长行， chuàng zào 创造， yǔ 与 yǒu 友 jiāo tán 交谈， yǔ 与 qī 妻 xiāng yī 相依， yǔ 与 zǐ 子 tóng lè 同乐， dān 箪 shí 食 hú 壶 gēng 羹， chū wài 出外 yóu wán 游玩， chōng mǎn 充满 huó lì 活力。 Life includes: taking long walks, creating things, having conversations with friends, snuggling with my wife, playing with my kids, eating simple food, going outside and getting active.