Representing a wickerwork basket with a handle. Compare the Chinese character 𠀠, 其. In the Old Kingdom the wickerwork was often detailed as green or yellow horizontal striations, representing a basket made from a continuous spiral, with strips whipstitched together. In later times multicolored checkered patterns became more common. The usual color is green. The phonetic value of k is of uncertain derivation.
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