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Meaning of 竹
Pinyin
zhú
Radical
竹
Strokes
6
Definition
bamboo
Usage
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竹 [zhú]
(noun)
1. Bamboo: A perennial evergreen plant that sprouts shoots in spring, has many joints, is hollow in the middle, has a hard texture, and comes in many varieties. It can be used for making objects and as building material. Examples: 竹子 (bamboo), 竹叶 (bamboo leaves), 竹笋 (bamboo shoots), 竹编 (bamboo woven craft), 竹刻 (bamboo carving).
2. Bamboo musical instrument: Refers to a type of wind instrument made from bamboo. Example: 金石丝竹 (referencing bamboo wind instruments).
3. One of the eight ancient Chinese musical instruments, referring to bamboo flutes.
4. A surname.
引 [Notes]
1. "说文": Bamboo, a winter-growing grass. Pictographic.
2. Liu Zongyuan's "小石潭记" (Record of the Small Stone Pool): "Cutting bamboo to create a path, I saw a small pool below."
3. "世说新语·政事": Bamboo used by officials should be recorded thick, piled up like a mountain.
例 [Examples]
Examples include: 竹笋汤 (bamboo shoot soup), 竹夫人 (hollow, perforated bamboo weaving bedding), 竹撞 (bamboo woven carry box), 竹箨 (bamboo shoot peel), 竹笥 (bamboo box), 竹蓖 (bamboo stick, a type of punitive tool), 竹笆 (bamboo fence), 竹皮 (bamboo skin), 竹母 (bamboo whip with shoot buds), 竹工 (bamboo craftsman), 竹匠 (craftsman of bamboo tools), 竹席 (bamboo mat), 竹笪 (coarse bamboo mat), 竹笠 (bamboo hat woven from bamboo fibers).
引 [Notes]
1. "盐铁论": "Embrace dead bamboo, hold empty words, not knowing the appropriateness of trends and changes."
例 [Examples]
Examples include: 竹刑 (penal laws recorded on bamboo slips), 竹素 (ancient bamboo slips used for writing), 竹书 (ancient writings recorded on bamboo slips).
3. Bamboo flutes: One of the eight ancient musical instruments, referring to wind instruments like flutes made of bamboo.
引 [Notes]
1. "礼记·乐记": "Gold, stone, silk, and bamboo are musical instruments."
2. "礼记·郊特牲": "Gourd and bamboo are on top."
3. "周礼·春官·太师": "Silk, wood, gourd, and bamboo are mentioned. Note: Bamboo refers to pipes and flutes."
4. Ouyang Xiu's "醉翁亭记": "The music of the banquet, not without silk and bamboo."
例 [Examples]
Examples include: 竹人 (musician who plays bamboo instruments), 竹肉丝 (general term for instrumental and vocal music), 竹笛 (bamboo flute), 竹管 (referring to wind instruments like flutes made of bamboo).
4. Bamboo forest: A forest of bamboo.
引 [Notes]
1. Du Fu's "茅屋为秋风所破歌": "Openly embracing thatch into bamboo."
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
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends
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
sinocalamus oldhami / green bamboo / bambusa oldhami / bambusa oldhami munro / Leleba edulis Odashima / dendrocalamopsis oldhami
so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted / innumerable crimes (idiom) / see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qing4 bi3 nan2 shu1]
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Input Method for 竹
Pinyin
zhu2
Wubi
ttgh|thth
Cangjie
h
Zhengma
mami
Four Corner
88220
Unicode
U+7af9
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category