How to write 笋

笋 sǔn [名] 【本义】: 竹笋 【造字法】: 形声。从竹，尹( yǐn)声。 1. 竹子初从土里长出的嫩芽，味鲜美，可以做菜，也叫“竹笋”。 (Bamboo shoot, the tender sprout that initially grows from the soil, delicious and can be used in cooking. Also known as "bamboo shoot.") 2. 竹的青皮。 (Bamboo's skin.) 3. 古代悬挂钟磬等乐器的横木。 (A bar used in ancient musical instruments like bells.) 4. 同“榫”。器物利用凹凸方式相接处凸出的部分。 (Same as "tenon". The protruding part where objects connect using keying.) 引: 1. 《说文》：筍，竹胎也。字亦作笋。 (Shuōwén: Sun, the bamboo sprout. The character can also be written as 笋.) 2. 《诗·大雅·韩奕》：绚笋及蒲。 (Poetry: Exquisite bamboo shoots and cattails.) 3. 左思《吴都赋》：苞笋抽节。 (Left Si: The bamboo shoots develop with joints.) 4. 宋·沈括《梦溪笔谈》：如筀竹笋，有二月生者，有三四月生者，有五月方生者谓之晚筀。 (In Song, Shen Kuo: There are bamboo shoots that appear in February, March, April, and May, which are referred to as late bamboo.) 例: 如: 笋玉(喻指女人的手指); 笋剥(像剥笋似地脱掉，剥光); 笋枯(笋干); 笋鞭(竹的地下茎); 笋尖(笋的尖嫩部分); 笋衣(笋壳)。 (Examples: Sun jade (referring to a woman's fingers); sun peels (to strip off like bamboo shoots); sun dry (dried bamboo shoots); sun whip (underground stem of bamboo); sun tip (the tender tip of bamboo shoots); sun skin (bamboo shoot skin).) 笋 sǔn [形] 嫩的 (Tender.) 例: 如: 笋鸡; 笋鸭。 (Examples: Tender chicken; tender duck.)