篮 meaning and stroke order
Basket; goal
How to write 篮, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 篮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- basket (receptacle)
- basket (in basketball)
How 篮 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bamboo.
⺮ gives the meaning and 监 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺮ (bamboo), shared by 149 characters on this site.
How to remember 篮
篮 is bamboo ⺮ on top of 监 (jiān), which gives the sound. Picture a basket woven from bamboo strips, and remember 监 as the sound hint that turns into lán.
篮 rarely stands alone. It appears in words like 篮子 (lánzi) basket, 篮球 (lánqiú) basketball, and 摇篮 (yáolán) cradle. Example: 他每天下午打篮球。(Tā měitiān xiàwǔ dǎ lánqiú.) He plays basketball every afternoon.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 篮 with 蓝 (lán, blue), which has the same sound but the grass radical 艹 on top instead of bamboo ⺮. A basket is made of bamboo, so it gets ⺮. The color blue gets 艹.
Common words with 篮
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
篮 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 篮
How many strokes are in 篮?
篮 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 篮 mean?
篮 (lán) means basket; goal. A common word with it is 篮球 (lánqiú), meaning "basketball".
How do you pronounce 篮?
篮 is pronounced lán, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 篮?
The radical of 篮 is ⺮, which carries the idea of "bamboo". Dictionaries list 篮 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 篮?
The traditional form of 篮 is 籃. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 篮 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 篮 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 篮 is part of the HSK 2 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 2.
What verb do you use with 篮球 in Chinese?
You say 打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú), to play basketball. Use 打 rather than 玩 for this sport.
Can 摇篮 mean something other than a baby's cradle?
Yes. 摇篮 can be used figuratively for a birthplace or origin, such as the cradle of a civilization or a movement. A related word is 摇篮曲 (yáolánqǔ), a lullaby.