dān

small bamboo basket for holding

Components
⺮ meaning component

  Meaning component

zhú

  

bamboo

bamboo

单 sound component

  Sound component

dānshàn

  

single

Evolution

箪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
箪 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
箪 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
箪 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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dān

small bamboo basket for holding; round basket for cooked rice

Most common words with 箪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

round basket for cooked rice

箪食壶浆

to give troops a hearty welcome