竹
zhú
bamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118
- Strokes
- 6
- Level
- HSK 5 · TOCFL Level 4
- Frequency
- No. 2,310
How to write 竹, stroke by stroke
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What 竹 means
(bound form) bamboo; Kangxi radical 118
Pictographic: Two stalks of bamboo
Words with 竹
- 竹子zhú zibamboo
- 竹竿zhú gānbamboo pole
- 爆竹bào zhúfirecracker
- 青梅竹马qīng méi zhú mǎlit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom); fig. innocent children's games; childhood sweethearts; a couple who grew up as childhood friends
- 夹竹桃jiā zhú táooleander (Nerium indicum); Taiwan pr. [jia4 zhu2 tao2]
- 富贵竹fù guì zhúlucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
- 山竹shān zhúmangosteen
- 放爆竹fàng bào zhúto set off firecrackers
- 敲竹杠qiāo zhú gàngextortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
- 文竹wén zhúsetose asparagus
- 斑竹bān zhúmottled bamboo
- 毛竹máo zhúmoso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc
竹 in a sentence
huā yuán lǐ yǒu zhú zi zài shēng zhǎng 。
There's bamboo growing in the garden.
xióng māo yǐ zhú wèi shí 。
Pandas feed on bamboo grass.
wǒ zài xīn zhú mǎi le yí kuài shǒu gōng shì bǐng ， wèi dào tián ér bú nì 。
I bought a handmade dried persimmon in Hsinchu. It tastes sweet but not greasy.