Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "篝", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "篝", and master the standard way of writing the character "篝".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 篝
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "篝" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
篝 [gōu]
〈名〉
【本义】: 竹笼
1. A bamboo cage that is larger on top and smaller on the bottom, used to hold items.
例: 篝石 (a bamboo cage for holding stones); 篝灯呵冻 (placing a lamp inside a cage to warm things by breathing on it, metaphorically refers to diligent writing); 篝车 (referring to a water cart); 篝篓 (bamboo basket).
2. Refers to a smoking cage.
例: 篝衣 (to place clothes in a smoking cage for drying or warming).
【引】
1. From "说文": 篝, 笿也,可熏衣. Dialect note: "now refers to a smoking cage."
2. From "史记·陈涉世家": "night bonfire."
【造字法】: Phonetic-ideographic character formed from bamboo (竹) and the phonetic component 冓 (gōu).