箕 (jī) - Winnowing basket — a traditional bamboo basket used & dustpan

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jī ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

慧佳

箕 · jī

Winnowing basket — a traditional bamboo basket used for separating grain from chaff;

dustpan;

also refers to the constellation Sagittarius.

Winnowing basket — a traditional bamboo basket useddustpanalso refers to the constellation Sagittarius.

Usage highlights

Winnowing basketDustpanConstellation SagittariusJiziBamboo basketGrain winnowing

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Farmers use a winnowing basket (箕) to separate rice from husks.
  • The constellation Sagittarius is called 箕宿 (Jī Xiù) in Chinese astronomy.
  • He swept the dirt into a dustpan (簸箕).
  • The Four Haughty Sons of ancient China included 箕子 (Jīzǐ).

Collocations

  • Winnowing basket(箕)
  • Dustpan(簸箕)
  • Constellation Sagittarius(箕宿)
  • Jizi(箕子 - ancient sage)
  • Bamboo basket(竹箕)
  • Grain winnowing(簸箕扬谷)

Idioms

  • To the south of the Dipper and the Winnowing Basket(南箕北斗)
  • The Four Haughty Sons(箕山之志)
  • Winnowing and sifting(箕风毕雨)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • One of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in Chinese astronomy, representing the Winnowing Basket constellation.
  • Associated with ancient agricultural tools and farming culture in traditional Chinese society.
  • Jizi (箕子), a respected sage from the Shang dynasty, was enfeoffed with the territory of Ji.

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