Chinese Word: 篮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

篮 (Trad.: 籃)HSK 2

Pinyin: lán

English Definition: basket (receptacle); basket (in basketball)

Chinese Definition:
①用藤、竹、柳条编成的有提梁的盛物器：网篮。藤篮。竹篮。花篮。
②架上供投球用的带网铁圈：篮球。投篮。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 竹

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

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- 监 [ jiān ] to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail

Similar Characters: 蓝

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篮球	lán qiú	basketball; Classifiers: 个
摇篮	yáo lán	cradle
男篮	nán lán	men's basketball; men's basketball team
篮板球	lán bǎn qiú	rebound (basketball)
竹篮	zhú lán	wicker basket

1		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 dǎ lán qiú 打篮球。 He loves playing basketball.
2		tā 他 hěn 很 xǐ huan 喜欢 dǎ lán qiú 打篮球。 He really enjoys playing basketball.
3		wǒ 我 hěn 很 xǐ huan 喜欢 dǎ lán qiú 打篮球。 I really enjoy playing basketball.
4		tā 他 měi gè 每个 zhōu mò 周末 dǎ lán qiú 打篮球。 He plays basketball every weekend.
5		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 pǎo bù 跑步 hé 和 dǎ lán qiú 打篮球。 I like to run and play basketball.

1		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 dǎ lán qiú 打篮球。 He loves playing basketball.
2		tā 他 hěn 很 xǐ huan 喜欢 dǎ lán qiú 打篮球。 He really enjoys playing basketball.
3		wǒ 我 hěn 很 xǐ huan 喜欢 dǎ lán qiú 打篮球。 I really enjoy playing basketball.
4		tā 他 měi gè 每个 zhōu mò 周末 dǎ lán qiú 打篮球。 He plays basketball every weekend.
5		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 pǎo bù 跑步 hé 和 dǎ lán qiú 打篮球。 I like to run and play basketball.