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竺
Zhú
1. surname Zhu
2. abbr. for [[天竺<Tiānzhú>]] India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
3. Buddhism (archaic)
✏️ 8 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

竺
zhú
India; bamboo; surname
8 丶

Compound Words (10)

天竺
Tiānzhú
the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
竺学
Zhúxué
Buddhist doctrine (archaic)
竺教
Zhújiào
Buddhism (archaic)
竺书
Zhúshū
Buddhist texts (archaic)
竺法
Zhúfǎ
Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha, archaic)
竺乾
Zhúqián
Buddha (archaic)
天竺葵
tiānzhúkuí
geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)
天竺鼠
tiānzhúshǔ
guinea pig
竺可桢
ZhúKězhēn
Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist
天竺牡丹
tiānzhúmǔdan
dahlia

Alternate Entries

竺
dǔ
variant of [[篤|笃<dǔ>]]

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