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Information of 竹

Pinyinzhú

Radical

竹

Strokes

6 strokes

Usage

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Definition

bamboo

竹 [zhú]1. Commonly refers to an evergreen perennial plant. It produces bamboo shoots in spring, has many joints along the stem which is hollow in the middle, is made of hard material, and comes in various types. It can be used to make objects and also serves as a construction material. Examples: 竹子 (bamboo), 竹叶 (bamboo leaves), 竹笋 (bamboo shoots), 竹编 (bamboo woven crafts), 竹刻 (bamboo carving).2. Refers to bamboo instruments, specifically wind instruments made from bamboo, such as 金石丝竹 (metal and bamboo instruments).3. One of the traditional ancient musical instruments in China, specifically referring to bamboo flutes.4. A surname.1. [En.] bamboo. A perennial evergreen plant. The stem has joints, is hollow, and can be used for construction, as a raw material for papermaking, or made into musical instruments.2. [En.] bamboo slip.3. [En.] one of the ancient eight sounds, referring to bamboo flutes.4. [En.] bamboo forest.引 (Quotations):1. "竹，冬生草也。象形。" - "Bamboo, a winter-born grass." (Shuowen Jiezi)2. "伐竹取道，下见小潭。" - "Cutting bamboo to make way, one sees a small pond." - Liu Zongyuan 3. "官用竹，皆令录厚头，积之如山。" - "Official use of bamboo, all must be recorded thickly, piled like a mountain." - Shishuo Xinyu例 (Examples):- 竹笋汤 (Bamboo shoot soup), 竹夫人 (hollow, perforated bamboo bedding), 竹撞 (bamboo woven box), 竹箨 (the skin of bamboo shoots; shoot skin), 竹笥 (bamboo box), 竹蓖 (bamboo stick, a tool used for punishment), 竹笆 (bamboo fence), 竹皮 (bamboo shoot shell), 竹母 (bamboo whip with shoot buds), 竹工 (artisan who makes bamboo products), 竹匠 (artisan skilled in bamboo weaving), 竹席 (bamboo mat), 竹笪 (coarse bamboo mat), 竹笠 (bamboo hat made from bamboo strips). 2. [En.] bamboo slip. 引 (Quotations):1. "明(抱)枯竹，守空言，不知趋舍之宜，时世之变。" - "Embracing withered bamboo, clinging to empty words, unaware of the appropriateness of the time." 例 (Examples):- 竹刑 (criminal laws recorded on bamboo slips), 竹素 (ancient writing materials made with bamboo slips and white silk), 竹书 (ancient records written on bamboo slips).3. [En.] bamboo flute. 引 (Quotations):1. "金石丝竹，乐之器也。" - "Gold, stone, silk, and bamboo are instruments of music." (Liji)2. "匏竹在上。" - "Gourd and bamboo are on top." (Liji)3. "丝木匏竹。 注: '竹，管箫也。'" - "Silk, wood, gourd, and bamboo. Note: 'Bamboo refers to flute-like instruments'." (Zhouli)4. "宴酣之乐，非丝竹。" - "The joy of the feast cannot be without silk and bamboo." (Ouyang Xiu)例 (Examples):- 竹人 (musicians playing bamboo instruments), 竹肉丝 (referring collectively to instrumental and vocal music), 竹笛 (bamboo flute), 竹管 (referring to bamboo instruments such as the flute). 4. [En.] bamboo forest.引 (Quotations):1. "公然抱茅入竹去。" - "Publicly carrying reeds into the bamboo." - Du Fu

竹园 Zhú yuán

Chuk Yuen (place in Hong Kong)

夹竹桃 jiā zhú táo

oleander (Nerium indicum) / Taiwan pr. [jia4 zhu2 tao2]

湘妃竹 xiāng fēi zhú

same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huang2] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death

竹帘 zhú lián

bamboo curtain splint

竹帛 zhú bó

bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper)

斑竹 bān zhú

mottled bamboo

敲竹杠 qiāo zhú gàng

extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness

竹杠 zhú gàng

Bamboo stick

竹枝 zhú zhī

bamboo pole

青梅竹马 qīng méi zhú mǎ

lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends

竹棍 zhú gùn

bamboo stick

竹椅 zhú yǐ

bamboo chair

楠竹 nán zhú

see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]

竹榻 zhú tà

bamboo couch

竹溪县 Zhú xī xiàn

Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei

爆竹 bào zhú

firecracker

爆竹声 bào zhú shēng

sound of firecrackers

青竹 qīng zhú

Green bamboo

竹篙 zhú gāo

bamboo spar

竹篾 zhú miè

thin bamboo strips used for basket weaving

竹山 Zhú shān

Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei / Zhushan or Chushan town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan

竹山县 Zhú shān xiàn

Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei

竹竿 zhú gān

bamboo / culm / bamboo pole

竹子 zhú zi

bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]

胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú

to plan in advance (idiom) / a card up one's sleeve / forewarned is forearmed

竹筏 zhú fá

bamboo raft

竹筒 zhú tǒng

bamboo tube / bamboo pipe

竹简 zhú jiǎn

bamboo writing slips in ancient times (joined together to form whole scrolls)

绿竹 lǜ zhú

sinocalamus oldhami / green bamboo / bambusa oldhami / bambusa oldhami munro / Leleba edulis Odashima / dendrocalamopsis oldhami

竹书纪年 Zhú shū Jì nián

Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC

Input Method for 竹

Pinyinzhu2

Wubi

ttgh|thth

Cangjie

h

Zhengma

mami

Four Corner

88220

Unicode

U+7af9

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