竹
(bound form) bamboo; Kangxi radical 118
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #743 U+7AF9
How 竹 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
Two stalks of bamboo
How to remember it
bamboo · Heisig RSH #786
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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 竹
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 竹马之交 | zhú mǎ zhī jiāo | childhood friend (idiom) |
| 大竹县 | Dà zhú Xiàn | Dazhu, a county in Dazhou City 達州市|达州市[Da2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 竹山县 | Zhú shān Xiàn | Zhushan, a county in Shiyan City 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 Shi4], Hubei |
| 新竹县 | Xīn zhú Xiàn | Xinzhu or Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan |
| 新竹市 | Xīn zhú shì | Hsinchu, city in north Taiwan noted for its high tech industries |
| 竹北市 | Zhú běi Shì | Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan |
| 石竹科 | shí zhú kē | Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks) |
| 开运竹 | kāi yùn zhú | lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana) |
| 金石丝竹 | jīn shí sī zhú | (lit.) (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom); (fig.) tradit… |
| 胸有成竹 | xiōng yǒu chéng zhú | (idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind |
| 石竹目 | shí zhú mù | Class Magnoliopsida (biology) |
| 竹马之友 | zhú mǎ zhī yǒu | see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhu2 ma3 zhi1 jiao1] |
| 大竹 | Dà zhú | see 大竹縣|大竹县[Da4 zhu2 Xian4] |
| 竹子 | zhú zi | bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],根[gen1] |
| 山竹 | shān zhú | mangosteen |
| 竹山 | Zhú shān | see 竹山縣|竹山县[Zhu2 shan1 Xian4] |
| 竹马 | zhú mǎ | bamboo stick used as a toy horse |
| 墨竹工卡县 | Mò zhú gōng kǎ Xiàn | Maizhokunggar, a county in Lhasa City 拉薩市|拉萨市[La1 sa4 Shi4], Tibet |
| 竹节草 | zhú jié cǎo | Mackie's pest; lovegrass (Chrysopogon aciculatus) |
| 竹篮打水，一场空 | zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng | using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort |