笱 meaning and stroke order
A basket trap for fish
How to write 笱, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 笱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- basket for trapping fish
How 笱 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bamboo.
⺮ gives the meaning and 句 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺮ (bamboo), shared by 149 characters on this site.
How to remember 笱
The bamboo top ⺮ tells you it is woven from bamboo, and 句 (gōu/jù) below gives the sound. Picture a bamboo basket curved like a hook that fish swim into but cannot get out of.
笱 (gǒu) is a literary and classical word. You mostly meet it in old poetry, such as the Book of Songs, and in texts about traditional fishing tools. Example: 毋发我笱 (wú fā wǒ gǒu), "Do not disturb my fish trap."
Common mistake: Learners often read 笱 as jù because of the 句 part, but the correct reading is gǒu with a third tone. Also do not confuse it with 苟 (gǒu, careless or if), which has the grass radical 艹 instead of bamboo ⺮.
Questions about 笱
How many strokes are in 笱?
笱 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 笱 mean?
笱 (gǒu) means a basket trap for fish.
How do you pronounce 笱?
笱 is pronounced gǒu, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 笱?
The radical of 笱 is ⺮, which carries the idea of "bamboo". Dictionaries list 笱 under this radical.
Is 笱 used in modern spoken Chinese?
Rarely. In everyday speech people usually say 鱼篓 (yúlǒu) for a fish basket or describe the trap in other words. 笱 appears mainly in classical texts and dictionaries.
How is a 笱 different from a fishing net?
A 笱 is a rigid woven bamboo basket, often with a funnel opening so fish can enter but not escape. A net, 网 (wǎng), is flexible and is cast or dragged through the water.