dān箪（簞）
箪（簞）
archaic
technical
noun
Meaning of 箪
箪 means a round bamboo basket for holding food (in ancient China). Pronounced dān.
- a round bamboo basket for holding food (in ancient China)
Character Info
Radical竹
Strokes18
Stroke Order
箪
Definitions & Examples
Yī一
dān箪
shí食
，
yī一
piáo瓢
yǐn饮
，
zài在
lòu陋
xiàng巷
，
rén人
bù不
kān堪
qí其
yōu忧
，
Huí回
yě也
bù不
gǎi改
qí其
lè乐
。
With a single basket of rice and a gourd of water, living in a poor alley, others could not endure such hardship, but Hui did not change his joy.
Dān箪
shí食
hú壶
jiāng浆
yǐ以
yíng迎
wáng王
shī师
。
To welcome the king's army with food in baskets and drink in jars.
Zhè这
ge个
chéng成
yǔ语
zhōng中
de的
“
dān箪
”
zhǐ指
de的
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
jiǎn简
lòu陋
de的
fàn饭
lán篮
。
In this idiom, 'dān' refers to a simple ancient food basket.