Definitions

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

Etymology

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

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About

The character "篮" derives from its traditional form "籃", which structurally combines the bamboo radical (竹) with the component "監" acting as a phonetic indicator, directly signaling its original reference to containers woven from bamboo. Its meaning gradually extended from specific bamboo baskets to encompass a wider category of basket-like objects, and in modern usage, it further specialized in contexts such as "篮球" where it denotes the netted goal or 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.