篅 (chuán) - A cylindrical container made of bamboo strips or

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篅 · chuán

A cylindrical container made of bamboo strips or woven materials, used for storing grain.

A cylindrical container made of bamboo strips or

Usage highlights

grain containerbamboo containerstorage containerlarge containercircular container

Synonyms

  • 囤— grain bin, granary
  • 仓— granary, storehouse
  • 廪— granary, storehouse for grain

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Farmers stored rice in bamboo containers (篅).
  • The granary had several large grain containers (粮篅).
  • Traditional grain storage often used woven bamboo containers (竹篅).

Collocations

  • grain container(粮篅)
  • bamboo container(竹篅)
  • storage container(储篅)
  • large container(大篅)
  • circular container(圆篅)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Traditionally used in agricultural societies for grain storage, particularly in southern China where bamboo is abundant.
  • Represents traditional farming and storage methods before modern silos became common.

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