懂中文 Dong Chinese

篝

gōu

bamboo basket

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 冓 represents the sound.

Components
⺮ meaning component

⺮  Meaning component

zhú

  

bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

冓 sound component

冓  Sound component

gòu

  

a secluded place

Evolution

篝 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
篝 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

篝  

gōu

bamboo basket; bamboo frame; bamboo frame for drying clothes; bamboo cage

Most common words with 篝
Freq.
Word
Meaning

篝火

bonfire

篝

bamboo cage

篝火狐鸣

an uprising is afoot (idiom)