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The character for "basket", now written as "篮", originates from its traditional form "籃", which is structurally composed of the bamboo radical "⺮" atop the component "監", serving primarily as a phonetic indicator. This construction directly reflects the object's common material, as many early baskets were woven from bamboo strips. While its core meaning has consistently pertained to a container made of interlaced materials, its application has broadened to encompass any object with a similar form or function, such as the hoop and net in basketball, termed "篮球", where the basket-like target gives the sport its name. This semantic extension demonstrates how the character's conceptual scope evolved from denoting a specific woven object to including metaphoric and functional equivalents.
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我喜欢打篮球。
篮子里有苹果。
他买了一个新篮球。
妈妈用篮子装水果。
篮球比赛很精彩。
她把花放在竹篮里。
这个篮筐需要修理。
运动员们专注于篮球训练。