Definitions

lán (noun) basket; container made of bamboo
lán (noun) basketball hoop

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Semantic: Phonetic:

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is a phono-semantic compound that combines a meaning element and a sound element. The upper component is the bamboo radical (written as ), referring to the bamboo traditionally used to weave baskets. The lower component, , is a simplified version of and serves as the phonetic, giving the character its pronunciation. In the traditional form , the full appears. The original meaning is a woven basket, and in modern usage the character has also come to mean a basketball hoop.

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我喜欢打球。

Wǒ xǐhuān dǎ lánqiú.

I like playing basketball.

子里有苹果。

Lánzi lǐ yǒu píngguǒ.

There are apples in the basket.

他买了一个新球。

Tā mǎile yī gè xīn lánqiú.

He bought a new basketball.

妈妈用子装水果。

Māma yòng lánzi zhuāng shuǐguǒ.

Mom uses a basket to hold fruits.

球比赛很精彩。

Lánqiú bǐsài hěn jīngcǎi.

The basketball game is very exciting.

她把花放在竹里。

Tā bǎ huā fàng zài zhú lán lǐ.

She put the flowers in the bamboo basket.

这个筐需要修理。

Zhège lánkuāng xūyào xiūlǐ.

This basket hoop needs repair.

运动员们专注于球训练。

Yùndòngyuán men zhuānzhù yú lánqiú xùnliàn.

The athletes focus on basketball training.