lán

basket (receptacle)

basket (in basketball)

bamboo (⺮) + sound hint (监) = woven bamboo basket

The bamboo radical anchors the meaning: baskets were woven from bamboo strips. 监 mainly contributes the sound lán; the weaving material tells you what the object is.

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Words with 篮

上篮

shàng lán

(basketball) layup

吊篮

diào lán

hanging basket (for flowers)

女篮

nǚ lán

women's basketball

扣篮

kòu lán

slam dunk

投篮

tóu lán

to shoot for the basket (basketball)

投篮机

tóu lán jī

arcade basketball machine

提篮

tí lán

a basket

提篮儿

tí lán r

a basket

摇篮

yáo lán

cradle (for a baby)

摇篮曲

yáo lán qǔ

lullaby

捡到篮里就是菜

jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài

all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)

灌篮

guàn lán

slam dunk

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