běn jī

畚箕 (běn jī) is a Chinese word meaning “a bamboo or wicker scoop; dustpan”.

Meanings

  1. 1a bamboo or wicker scoop
  2. 2dustpan

Characters in 畚箕

畚běn · a basket or pan used for earth, manure etc箕jī · winnow basket

Related words

箕winnow basket簸箕wicker or bamboo winnowing basket畚a basket or pan used for earth, manure etc畚斗dustpan克绍箕裘to follow in one's father's footsteps扶箕planchette writing (for taking dictation from beyond the grave)筲箕bamboo basket for rice-washing箢箕(dialect) scoop-shaped woven bamboo basket南箕北斗lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)箕子Jizi, legendary sage from end of Shang dynasty (c. 1100 BC), said to have opposed the tyrant Zhou 紂|纣[Zhou4], then ruled ancient Korea in the Zhou 周[Zhou1] dynasty

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