籝 (yíng) - A type of large bamboo basket or hamper
籝 · yíng
A type of large bamboo basket or hamper used for storing or carrying items, especially books or scrolls.
A type of large bamboo basket or hamper
Usage highlights
Bamboo basketBook hamperBamboo containerStorage basket
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He carried his books in a bamboo hamper (籝).
- The scholar's bamboo basket (籝) was filled with scrolls.
- Ancient bamboo containers (籝) were used for storage.
Collocations
- Bamboo basket(籝)
- Book hamper(书籝)
- Bamboo container(竹籝)
- Storage basket(贮籝)
Idioms
- Carrying books in a bamboo basket(负书担籝)
Cultural background
FAQ- Traditionally associated with scholars and literati for carrying books and scrolls.
- Reflects the importance of bamboo in Chinese material culture for crafting containers.
- Appears in classical texts describing scholarly life and possessions.