TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
籃
ㄌㄢˊ · lán
noun — a basket
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{j,l}Ijiān → lán — the onset slides off j- onto l-
A large basket woven of bamboo (竹) — 大篝, the deep carrying-basket. 監 carries the sound, its onset sliding from j to l. From the woven basket: a basket of any kind (籃子), then the hoop you shoot at (籃球). 監 heads a sound family: 藍、濫、鑑、覽.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
竹（竹）篾一圈圈繞上來，監（監）著一筐東西不外漏——一只籃。
Bamboo strips (竹) coil round and round, keeping watch (監) so nothing spills — one basket.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)竹籃、大篝— a large woven basket
→籃子— a basket常用
⇒籃球— the hoop; basketball
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension