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筲
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bucket

HSK 10
Objects →Tools →Containers
shāo
ソウ、ショウ、サク
かご
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 肖 resemble =
筲 bucket
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
bamboo
肖 Phonetic component
xiào resemble
look like, resemble, be like
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol
Historical Evolution
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
筲
Regular
Modern
Chinese
筲 [shāo]
basket; bucket
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
水筲 [shuǐ​shāo] #73,379
well bucket
斗筲之人 [dǒu​shāo​zhī​rén] #74,616
a small-minded person
斗筲 [dǒu​shāo]
an ancient bamboo container
斗筲之器 [dǒu​shāo​zhī​qì]
person narrow-minded and shortsighted
斗筲之材 [dǒu​shāo​zhī​cái]
person of limited capacity
筲箍 [shāo​gū]
to hoop on a basket
筲箕 [shāo​jī]
bamboo basket for rice-washing