Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "篑", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "篑", and master the standard way of writing the character "篑".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 篑
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "篑" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
篑 (kuì)
1. Ancient basket used for holding earth.
- Example: 篑笼 (a bamboo device for transporting earth, such as a carrying basket); 功亏一篑 (metaphorically refers to a situation where a task is incomplete due to a small remaining effort).
2. Original meaning: Bamboo basket used for holding earth.
- Character construction: Phonetic-semantic compound; composed of bamboo (竹) and the phonetic component 贵.
3. Reference:
- "Book of Documents – Journey of the Hound": "To build a mountain nine ren high, the effort fails by one篑."
4. Additional example:
- 篑笼 (a bamboo tool for transporting earth, like a carrying basket); 功亏一篑 (metaphorically suggests that a task is incomplete with just a little more effort needed).
lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful / to fail through lack of a final effort / to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)