How to write 箪

箪 (dān) 名词 【本义】: 古代盛饭的圆形竹器 (Original Meaning: A bamboo utensil for holding cooked rice) 【造字法】: 形声。从竹，单声。 (Character Formation: Phono-semantic compound, consisting of the radical for "bamboo" and the phonetic character "dān.") 【引】 1 《说文》：箪，笥也。从竹，单声。 (Shuowen: "箪" refers to a food container, derived from bamboo and phonetically represented.) 2 《汉律令》：箪，小筐也。 (Han laws: "箪" also means a small basket.) 3 《礼记·曲礼》：苞苴箪笥。 (Li Ji: "A bamboo container used for various items.") 4 《仪礼·士冠礼》：栉实于箪。 (Yi Li: "Placing fruits in a bamboo container.") 5 《左传·宣公二年》：箪食与肉。 (Zuo Zhuan: "Offering bamboo containers with rice and meat.") 6 《孟子·告子上》：一箪食，一豆羹，得之则生，弗得则死。 (Mengzi: "One bamboo container of food and one bowl of stew; if obtained, one lives; if not, one dies.") 【例】 又如: 箪笥 (盛饭竹器); 箪瓢 (箪: 食器; 瓢: 饮器。比喻家境贫寒，生活清苦) (For example: 箪笥 (bamboo utensil for food); 箪瓢 (where 箪 represents food container and 瓢 represents drink container, metaphorically indicating a poor living condition.) 【同义】 1 同本义 ([En.] a bamboo utensil for holding cooked rice) 2 盛物件的小筐 ([En.] small basket)