篰 (bù) - Bù — a bamboo basket or container & historically used for storing documents or books

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篰 · bù

Bù — a bamboo basket or container;

historically used for storing documents or books;

also a surname.

Bù — a bamboo basket or containerhistorically used for storing documents or booksalso a surname.

Usage highlights

Bamboo basketDocument basketStorage basketBamboo containerBamboo caseBasket storage

Synonyms

  • 筐— basket
  • 篮— basket
  • 笼— cage, basket

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He carried a bamboo basket (竹篰).
  • The ancient documents were stored in bamboo containers (篰筐).
  • This is a traditional storage method (篰藏).

Collocations

  • Bamboo basket(竹篰)
  • Document basket(文篰)
  • Storage basket(篰筐)
  • Bamboo container(篰笼)
  • Bamboo case(篰盒)
  • Basket storage(篰藏)

Idioms

  • Bamboo basket for documents(文书篰筐)
  • Ancient bamboo archive(古篰文书)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used as bamboo containers for storing documents and books in ancient China.
  • Represents traditional Chinese bamboo craftsmanship and archival methods.
  • Sometimes used as a surname, though relatively rare.

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