籠

Derived characters

 * 𭍌, 𭟬, 𬅚, 𬎡, 𥸉

Glyph origin
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Etymology
Attested somewhat late, in 's texts.

A Southeast Asian area word (Alves 2015).


 * Per, most likely of origin. Compare 🇨🇬 and  in Shorto 2006, whence 🇨🇬, , 🇨🇬, potentially 🇨🇬, and so forth. The Vietnamese may possibly be an early Chinese loan instead.
 * STEDT reconstructs, based on e.g. 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Schuessler thinks these were also borrowed from Austroasiatic.
 * Other forms include 🇨🇬, whence 🇨🇬; and 🇨🇬, whence 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Schuessler believes these are also ultimately from Austroasiatic.

Definitions

 * 1) bamboo-made implement for holding soil
 * 2) bamboo-made cage (for animals); coop
 * 3) bamboo container, holder, hoop, basket, steamer (for buns, dumplings, etc.)
 * 1) bamboo container, holder, hoop, basket, steamer (for buns, dumplings, etc.)
 * 1) bamboo container, holder, hoop, basket, steamer (for buns, dumplings, etc.)

Descendants
Others:

Definitions

 * 1) to cover (all); to encompass; to include
 * 2) to shroud; to envelop; to enshroud
 * 3) to hide (one's hands, e.g. in the sleeves)
 * 4) to twine; to wind; to tie up
 * 5) to light (a fire); to kindle
 * 6) large bamboo box; trunk
 * 7)  large box; trunk
 * 8)  interior
 * 9)  a hundred of a currency designation
 * 1)  a hundred of a currency designation
 * 1)  a hundred of a currency designation
 * 1)  a hundred of a currency designation

Etymology 1
Appears to be derived from a compound of an uncertain element ka and below, with ko changing to go as an instance of.

Noun

 * 1) a cage
 * 2) a basket

Etymology 2
→ →

From.

Noun

 * 1) a basket, especially one made of bamboo
 * 2)  a clothes airer, or chicken coop

Etymology 3
From  and.

Noun

 * : a jail, prison; a cage; food used in offerings

Affix

 * 1) basket
 * 2) bring in
 * 3) seclude oneself

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) a basket, especially one made of bamboo