How to write 篮 (lán, “basket”)
篮 (lán), an HSK 2 character, means “basket” and “basket”. The traditional form is 籃, 20 strokes instead of 16. It is part of the HSK word 篮球 (“basketball”), and of 上篮 (“(basketball) layup”) and 女篮 (“women's basketball”). Japanese keeps the traditional 籃, read ran (“basket”).
- Pinyin
- lán
- Strokes
- 16
- HSK
- 2
- Radical
- ⺮ (“bamboo”)
- Traditional
- 籃
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As a top-bottom character it splits into ⺮ (“bamboo”, the radical), strokes 1–6; 监 (“to supervise”), strokes 7–16, written the top first.
- top leftdown and right → down and left
- top leftrightwards
- Dottop lefta dot
- topdown and right → down and left
- toprightwards
- top rightdown and right
- leftdownwards
- topdownwards
- topdown and right → down and left
- centerrightwards
- centerdown and right
- bottom leftdownwards
- bottom leftrightwards → down and left
- bottomdownwards
- bottomdown and right → downwards
- bottom leftrightwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 篮 · 16 strokes
- Traditional
- 籃 · 20 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| lán second tone | basket (receptacle); basket (in basketball) | 籃 | 篮球 摇篮 上篮 女篮 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 2
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- level 2
- HSK 2.0
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- Words with it
- 26 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 篮
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 篮球 籃球 | lánqiú | basketball HSK 2 |
| 摇篮 搖籃 | yáolán | cradle (for a baby); cradle HSK 7-9 |
| 上篮 上籃 | shànglán | (basketball) layup |
| 女篮 女籃 | nǚlán | women's basketball; women's basketball team |
| 男篮 男籃 | nánlán | men's basketball; men's basketball team |
| 篮子 籃子 | lánzi | basket |
| 车篮 車籃 | chēlán | bicycle basket |
| 菜篮子 菜籃子 | càilánzi | vegetable or food basket; food supply |
| 篮球场 籃球場 | lánqiúchǎng | basketball court |
| 篮网球 籃網球 | lánwǎngqiú | netball |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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