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篼

dōu

Character

What 篼 means

1. bamboo, rattan or wicker basket
2. sedan chair for mountain use (Cantonese)

Words containing 篼

• 箢篼yuān dōu(dialect) scoop-shaped woven bamboo basket

Characters built on 竹

These share the phonetic component 竹 (zhú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 筹chóuchip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds)…
• 篝gōubamboo frame for drying clothes; bamboo cage
• 篓lǒubasket
• 笱gǒubasket for trapping fish
• 筘kòu(a measure of width of cloth)
• 篌hóuused in 箜篌

Sounds the same

Read dōu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 都all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already
• 兜pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag
• 蔸root and lower stem of certain plants; classifier for pieces and clumps