籃
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lán · basket

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20Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 籃

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Example sentences

Notice where 籃 sits in each complete thought.

Liǎng nián qián wǒ wán quán bù dǒngde dǎ lán qiú.兩年前我完全不懂得打籃球。

Two years ago I could not play basketball at all.

Source: Tatoeba #351250 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kàn le diàn shì bō de lán qiú sài.我看了電視播的籃球賽。

I watched the basketball game on TV.

Source: Tatoeba #1928651 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yǒu yì zhěng lán de pín guǒ.她有一整籃的蘋果。

She had a basket full of apples.

Source: Tatoeba #894068 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lí bǎ lán zǐ fàng zài zhuōzi shàng le.瑪麗把籃子放在桌子上了。

Mary set the basket on the table.

Source: Tatoeba #894032 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhuōzi dǐxià yǒu yí gè lán zǐ.桌子底下有一個籃子。

There is a basket under the table.

Source: Tatoeba #907537 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā dǎ lán qiú.他打籃球。

He played basketball.

Source: Tatoeba #13166418 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 籃 in context

  1. Say lán, then recall the core meaning: basket.
  2. Write all 20 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 籃 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.