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14 strokes

winnow basket

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
winnow basket
Strokes
14
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⺮其

In this compound, the meaning comes from (bamboo); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

planchette writing (for taking dictation from beyond the grave); Ouija board

Open 扶箕 page →
běn

a bamboo or wicker scoop; dustpan

Open 畚箕 page →
shāo

bamboo basket for rice-washing

Open 筲箕 page →

to follow in one's father's footsteps

Open 克绍箕裘 page →

lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)

Open 南箕北斗 page →
ji

wicker or bamboo winnowing basket

Open 簸箕 page →

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