How to write 竹

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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 竹

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Meaning of 竹

Pinyin zhú

Radical

竹

Strokes

Definition

bamboo

Usage

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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

丝竹 sī zhú

traditional Chinese musical instruments / music

竹木 zhú mù

bamboo and wood

势如破竹 shì rú pò zhú

like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force

竹笋 zhú sǔn

bamboo shoot

竹笛 zhú dí

bamboo flute

竹笠 zhú lì

bamboo hat

竹筐 zhú kuāng

bamboo basket / bamboo crate

竹筷 zhú kuài

bamboo chopsticks

竹签 zhú qiān

tally / bamboo stick

竹篓 zhú lǒu

bamboo basket

竹篱 zhú lí

bamboo fence

绵竹 Mián zhú

Mianzhu county level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[De2 yang2], Sichuan

罄竹难书 qìng zhú nán shū

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]

茂林修竹 mào lín xiū zhú

flourishing woods and tall bamboo bushes -- an agreeable environment / thick forest and tall bamboos / deep woods and tall bamboos