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竹
zhú
1. bamboo
2. CL:[[棵<kē>]], [[支<zhī>]], [[根<gēn>]]
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

竹
zhú
bamboo; flute
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

腐竹
fǔzhú
roll of dried tofu strips
竹田
Zhútián
Chutien township in Pingtung County [[屏東縣|屏东县<PíngdōngXiàn>]], Taiwan
楠竹
nánzhú
see [[毛竹<máozhú>]]
竹笙
zhúshēng
bamboo fungus
竹笋
zhúsǔn
bamboo shoot
竹筒
zhútǒng
bamboo tube
竹鲛
zhújiāo
see [[馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼<mǎjiāoyú>]]
毛竹
máozhú
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc
竹管
zhúguǎn
bamboo pipe
竹节
zhújié
bamboo joint
竹篦
zhúbì
bamboo comb
竹篾
zhúmiè
thin bamboo strips used for baskets
竹简
zhújiǎn
bamboo writing slips in ancient times (joined together to form whole scrolls)
竹篮
zhúlán
wicker basket
竹马
zhúmǎ
bamboo stick used as a toy horse
竹青
zhúqīng
bamboo bark
义竹
Yìzhú
Yizhu or Ichu township in Chiayi county [[嘉義縣|嘉义县<Jiāyìxiàn>]], west Taiwan
爆竹
bàozhú
firecracker
竹编
zhúbiān
wickerwork
竹芋
zhúyù
Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,587
Word Frequency Rank
5,787 of 84,292
Radical Number
118

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