篓子 (lǒu zǐ) — basket | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

basket

Measure word · 个

篓子。
Tā yòng zhú zi biān le yí gè lǒu zǐ.
He wove a basket out of bamboo.
篓子。
Zhè ge lǒu zǐ lǐ zhuāng mǎn le shuǐ guǒ.
This basket is full of fruit.
篓子。
Nǎi nai tí zhe lǒu zǐ qù shì chǎng mǎi cài.
Grandma carries a basket to the market to buy vegetables.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

篓 names a basket, and 子 completes the everyday word for it.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 簍; 篓 is its simplified writing.

竹婁簍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

婁

婁lóu簍lǒu

Same sound today

The traditional form 簍 combines 竹 (bamboo) with 婁 for sound; the simplified 篓 is a later shorthand.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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