虆
entwine, basket for carrying dirt
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Readings
On'yomi
- ルイ
- ラ
- リュウ
Kun'yomi
- かずら
- ふじかずら
Meaning
虆 centers on entwining or wrapping, like vines twisting together. The basket sense is a specific application: a container made by entwining materials to carry dirt.
Study
Etymology
虆 combines the grass radical 艹 with 纍, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of entwining or binding. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The grass radical 艹 sits above 纍, a shape that looks like threads or vines tangled together. Picture vines growing over a woven basket, entwining around it.
Reading mnemonic
For ルイ, imagine a vine entwining around a ruined basket: ruined -> ルイ, and the vine wraps around it.