簞

Information about character(s)

Radical: 竹
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 12
Total Strokes: 18
Simplified Form: 箪

Pronunciation

Pinyin: dān
Cantonese: daan1
JapaneseKun: HAKO
JapaneseOn: TAN
Korean: TAN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: small bamboo basket for holding

CE-Dict: round basket for cooked rice

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.[Formal] a bamboo utensil for holding cooked rice

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《竹部》簞笥也。从竹單聲。漢津令：簞，小筐也。《傳》曰：“簞食壺漿。”

康熙字典文字版 【未集上】【竹字部】簞
【廣韻】都寒切【集韻】【韻會】多寒切【正韻】多艱切，𠀤音單。【說文】笥也。【漢律令】簞，小筐也。【篇海】竹葦器。鄭康成曰：盛飯者，圓曰簞，方曰笥。【儀禮·士冠禮】櫛實于簞。【論語】一簞食。【註】簞，笥也。【廣韻】簞、笥，小篋。　又竹名。【嵆含·草木狀】簞竹，葉疎而大，一節相去五六尺。　又瓢亦曰簞。【揚子·方言】瓥，陳楚宋魏之閒或謂之簞，或謂之𣟵，或謂之瓢。晉嵇含《南方草木狀》。

CF-Dict: corbeille