筐
kuāng
basket; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 筐 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
⺮ meaning “bamboo” + 匡 sound ()
Components ⺮ 匡
How to remember it
rectangular basket · Heisig RSH #2675
竹 bamboo + box + 王 king
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 筐
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 筐箧中物 | a commonplace thing | |
| 车筐 | bicycle basket | |
| 一箩筐 | bucketloads of; in large quantities; extremely | |
| 篮筐 | basket | |
| 驮筐 | pannier; double basket slung across pack animal | |
| 筐箧 | rectangular box or chest | |
| 箩筐 | large wicker basket |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 匡 — compare how they read.