05072 Chinese character of 筲 and pronounce saau1

The Chinese character【筲】that we will explain today is a word that describes an object or its purpose. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

A bamboo basket or container.

The pronunciation of this specific Chinese character is given below.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【筲】:shāo

Cantonese Jyutping of 【筲】:saau1

This section covers the key information related to the character 【筲】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【筲】, for example:Describe the item or its purpose , It mainly means a bamboo basket or container .Chinese characters possess deep and diverse meanings, and some detailed aspects may not be entirely covered in this discussion.

【筲】can be used alone, but when combined with other words, it forms richer expressions, such as【筲籃、竹筲】(Mandarin Pinyin:shāo lán 、zhú shāo/ Cantonese Jyutping:saau1 laam4 、zuk1 saau1)

There are exactly 13 strokes in this character,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,The following sentence showcases how this character is used.:


她用筲籃裝了一些蔬菜。

She put some vegetables in a basket.


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