箩 (luó) - A large bamboo basket or sieve used for & typically woven from bamboo strips.

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箩 · luó

A large bamboo basket or sieve used for winnowing grain, sifting flour, or carrying goods;

typically woven from bamboo strips.

A large bamboo basket or sieve used fortypically woven from bamboo strips.

Usage highlights

Bamboo basketWinnowing basketFlour sieveGrain basketBamboo sieveCarrying basket

Synonyms

  • 筐— basket (general term)
  • 篮— basket (often with handle)
  • 篓— basket (typically deeper)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Farmers use a winnowing basket (箩筐) to separate grain from chaff.
  • She bought a bamboo sieve (筛箩) for the kitchen.
  • The market vendor carried vegetables in a large basket (箩筐).
  • They loaded the bamboo baskets (箩筐) onto the truck.

Collocations

  • Bamboo basket(箩筐)
  • Winnowing basket(簸箩)
  • Flour sieve(面箩)
  • Grain basket(粮箩)
  • Bamboo sieve(筛箩)
  • Carrying basket(挑箩)

Idioms

  • To pack up and move(箩筐搬家)
  • Everything in baskets(一担两箩)
  • Baskets and baskets full(箩箩筐筐)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Traditionally made from bamboo, representing agricultural life and manual labor in rural China.
  • Commonly used in farming communities for processing grains and transporting goods.
  • Appears in folk sayings and idioms related to moving, measuring, or containing things.

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