篝 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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gōu

bamboo basket

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 冓 represents the sound.

Components

⺮ Meaning component

zhú

bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

冓 Sound component

gòu

a secluded place

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gōu

bamboo basket; bamboo frame; bamboo frame for drying clothes; bamboo cage

Most common words with 篝

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[k]ˤ(r)o	kuw	gōu	bamboo cage

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 1.2814% of movies

3146th most common character in movies

4336th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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