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笥
sì
hamper, wicker basket
🔤 Pictophonetic:
⺮ (bamboo) provides meaning, 司 provides pronunciation
Words Using 笥 (7)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
橐笥
tuósì
bag / satchel
橐笥
tuósì
bag / satchel
笥
sì
square bamboo container for food or clothing
笥
sì
square bamboo container for food or clothing
笥匮囊空
sìkuìnángkōng
extremely destitute (idiom)
笥匮囊空
sìkuìnángkōng
extremely destitute (idiom)
箧笥
qièsì
bamboo box for holding books, clothes etc
箧笥
qièsì
bamboo box for holding books, clothes etc
箪笥
dānsì
bamboo box / vessels for holding food
箪笥
dānsì
bamboo box / vessels for holding food
腹笥便便
fùsìpiánpián
a learned person (idiom)
腹笥便便
fùsìpiánpián
a learned person (idiom)
腹笥甚宽
fùsìshènkuān
well-read (idiom)
腹笥甚宽
fùsìshènkuān
well-read (idiom)
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿱⺮司
i
Component Tree i
sī
司
to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer
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A person speaking orders 口 and raising their arm
5 strokes
HSK 2
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes