筐

• Pinyin: kuāng
• Hanzi breakdown: 筐 = 竹 (bamboo) + 匡 (frame) — basket

Meaning

Basket; crate. A container typically made of bamboo, willow, or similar materials.

Used for various types of baskets for carrying or storing items, especially agricultural products. Also used as a measure word for basket-loads of things.

Examples

1. 奶奶用竹筐装了一筐新鲜的蔬菜。 Grandma filled a bamboo basket with fresh vegetables.
2. 工人们把苹果一筐一筐地搬上卡车。 The workers loaded the apples onto the truck basket by basket.
3. 她提着一个柳条编的小筐去采蘑菇。 She carried a small willow basket to pick mushrooms.

Usage Guide

Context: agriculture, daily life, rural

Tone: practical

Do Say

• 买一筐苹果。(Buy a basket of apples.)
• 把东西放进筐里。(Put the things in the basket.)

Don't Say

• 混淆筐和篮。(筐 is typically larger and for agricultural/storage use; 篮 is more general, like basketball 篮球)

Origin & History

Pictographic character combining 竹 (bamboo) + 匡 (correct/frame), indicating a bamboo-frame container.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal