箩筐
luó​kuāng

basket

箩 luó bamboo basket Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 罗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 籮.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

罗
罗 Sound component
luó, luō, luo net for catching birds

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

筐 kuāng bamboo basket or chest

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

bamboo

匡
匡 Sound component
kuāng, wāng correct

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkhjwangk-pʰaŋsquare basket
Zhengzhangkʰʷaŋ
Unicodekiuɑng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

籮 luó bamboo basket Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 羅 represents the sound.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

羅
羅 Sound component
net for catching birds

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartlaC.rˤaj (no pre-Qín exx.)hamper, basket (n.)
Zhengzhangraːl

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica