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箪 (dān) is a small, round woven bamboo basket used to hold cooked rice or other staples during meals or travel. It combines the bamboo radical 竹 (zhú) with the phonetic 单 (dān). The traditional form 簞 uses the more complex phonetic 單 (dān) beneath the same radical. Both characters denote this ancient food vessel, frequently mentioned in classical texts celebrating simple, frugal living.
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