笥 = 竹 + 司

笥 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “a hamper”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 司 (take charge of).

Keyword: a hamper
Pinyin (Mandarin): sì
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: a hamper, wicker basket, корзина, плетеная корзина, wicker basket
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 笥 wardrobe

Decomposition

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竹 bamboo
司 take charge of

How to find 笥 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bamboo” + “take charge of”. 笥 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 笥 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.