箪

dān

d+ān·1st tone

round basket for cooked rice

Radical: 竹 Strokes: 14

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍等笼

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍等笼箭箱签

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Character Decomposition

箪=⺮+单

Etymology

bamboo

Meanings

round basket for cooked rice

dān

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Words with 箪 18 total

bamboo box · vessels for holding food箪笥dān sì to receive troops with food and drink (idiom) · to give troops a hearty welcome · also pr. dān sì hú jiāng箪食壶浆dān shí hú jiāng (idiom) a basket of rice and a gourd of drink; fig. to lead a simple and frugal life, content with poverty (as a scholar)箪食瓢饮dān sì piáo yǐn little water and few utensils · to live a frugal life (idiom)疏水箪瓢shū shuǐ dān piáo

Idioms with 箪 11 total Chain

to receive troops with food and drink (idiom) · to give troops a hearty welcome · also pr. dān sì hú jiāng箪食壶浆dān shí hú jiāng (idiom) a basket of rice and a gourd of drink; fig. to lead a simple and frugal life, content with poverty (as a scholar)箪食瓢饮dān sì piáo yǐn