篮
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lán · basket

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16Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 篮

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lánWords pronounced lán
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Example sentences

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Wǒ bù dǎ lán qiú.我不打篮球。

I don't play basketball.

Source: Tatoeba #9958369 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǎobao zài yáo lán lǐ rù shuì le.宝宝在摇篮里入睡了。

The baby fell asleep in the cradle.

Source: Tatoeba #336584 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bù dǎ lán qiú.他不打篮球。

He doesn't play basketball.

Source: Tatoeba #9982223 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā tí zhe yì zhī mǎn shì xiān huā de lánzi.她提着一只满是鲜花的篮子。

She was carrying a basket full of flowers.

Source: Tatoeba #375975 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lán qiú kě zhēn shì yǒu yì sī.篮球可真是有意思。

Basketball is a lot of fun.

Source: Tatoeba #6020854 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yì zhí xiǎng chéngwéi yì míng zhí yè lán qiú yùn dòng yuán.我一直想成为一名职业篮球运动员。

I've always wanted to be a professional basketball player.

Source: Tatoeba #8463537 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 篮 in context

  1. Say lán, then recall the core meaning: basket.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 篮球 (lán qiú), meaning “basketball”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 篮 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.