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Definitions

  1. 1. bamboo
  2. 2. CL:棵[kē]
  3. 3. 支[zhī]
  4. 4. 根[gēn]
  5. 5. Kangxi radical 118

Example Sentences

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熊貓以 為食。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 350663)

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Words Containing 竹

夹竹桃
jiā zhú táo

oleander (Nerium indicum)

孟宗竹
mèng zōng zhú

see 毛竹[máo zhú]

文竹
wén zhú

setose asparagus

竹啄木鸟
zhú zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)

湘妃竹
xiāng fēi zhú

same as 斑竹[bān zhú], 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[shùn] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[é huáng] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 yīng], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[xiāng fēi]) upon learning of his death

竹溪县
zhú xī xiàn

Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰[shí yàn], Hubei

竹马之友
zhú mǎ zhī yǒu

see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhú mǎ zhī jiāo]

竹林
zhú lín

bamboo forest

开运竹
kāi yùn zhú

lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)

竹塘
zhú táng

Zhutang or Chutang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

竹山县
zhú shān xiàn

Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰[shí yàn], Hubei

竹崎乡
zhú qí xiāng

Zhuqi or Chuchi Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

炮竹
pào zhú

firecracker

新竹
xīn zhú

Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries

竹芋
zhú yù

Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)

箭竹
jiàn zhú

bamboo (genus Fargesia)

绵竹市
mián zhú shì

Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng], Sichuan

空竹
kōng zhú

Chinese yo-yo

竹简
zhú jiǎn

bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)

罄竹难书
qìng zhú nán shū

so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted

竹溪
zhú xī

Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰[shí yàn], Hubei

楠竹
nán zhú

see 毛竹[máo zhú]

路竹
lù zhú

Luzhu or Luchu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

竹叶青蛇
zhú yè qīng shé

Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)

竹篮打水,一场空
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng

using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

石竹科
shí zhú kē

Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)

山竹
shān zhú

mangosteen

竹田
zhú tián

Chutien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

竹竿
zhú gān

bamboo

紫竹
zǐ zhú

black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)

大竹
dà zhú

Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan

狮头石竹
shī tóu shí zhú

grenadine

大竹县
dà zhú xiàn

Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan

竹南镇
zhú nán zhèn

Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

竹东
zhú dōng

Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

竹书纪年
zhú shū jì nián

Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC

竹木
zhú mù

bamboo and wood

竹子
zhú zi

bamboo

义竹乡
yì zhú xiāng

Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

棕胸竹鸡
zōng xiōng zhú jī

(bird species of China) mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)

竹帛
zhú bó

bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper)

竹笙
zhú shēng

bamboo fungus

竹北
zhú běi

Zhubei or Chupei city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

玉竹
yù zhú

angular Solomon's seal

麝香石竹
shè xiāng shí zhú

grenadine

墨竹工卡县
mò zhú gōng kǎ xiàn

Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[lā sà], Tibet

竹筒倒豆子
zhú tǒng dào dòu zi

to pour beans out of a bamboo tube

南竹
nán zhú

see 毛竹[máo zhú]

竹筒
zhú tǒng

bamboo tube

富贵竹
fù guì zhú

lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)

竹丝鸡
zhú sī jī

black-boned chicken

竹刀
zhú dāo

shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)

墨竹工卡
mò zhú gōng kǎ

Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[lā sà], Tibet

竹篦
zhú bì

bamboo comb

竹北市
zhú běi shì

Zhubei or Chupei City in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

爆竹
bào zhú

firecracker

烟花爆竹
yān huā bào zhú

fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)

竹南
zhú nán

Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

竹制
zhú zhì

made of bamboo

新竹市
xīn zhú shì

Hsinchu, city in north Taiwan noted for its high tech industries

绵竹
mián zhú

Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng], Sichuan

筀竹
guì zhú

bamboo (archaic)

竹笋
zhú sǔn

bamboo shoot

竹编
zhú biān

wickerwork

苦竹
kǔ zhú

bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus)

毛竹
máo zhú

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc

簕竹
lè zhú

spiny bamboo (Bambusa blumeana)

放爆竹
fàng bào zhú

to set off firecrackers

簇茎石竹
cù jīng shí zhú

boreal carnation or northern pink

竹篾
zhú miè

thin bamboo strips used for basket weaving

胸有成竹
xiōng yǒu chéng zhú

(idiom) to have a well thought out plan in mind

势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú

like a hot knife through butter (idiom)

龟背竹
guī bèi zhú

split-leaf philodendron

竹签
zhú qiān

bamboo skewer

竹篮
zhú lán

wicker basket

竹园
zhú yuán

Chuk Yuen (place in Hong Kong)

荷兰石竹
hé lán shí zhú

grenadine

新竹县
xīn zhú xiàn

Xinzhu or Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan

腐竹
fǔ zhú

roll of dried tofu strips

日本竹筷
rì běn zhú kuài

disposable chopsticks

石竹
shí zhú

China pink

破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì

lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force

竹马
zhú mǎ

bamboo stick used as a toy horse

斑竹
bān zhú

mottled bamboo

竹节
zhú jié

bamboo joint

石竹属
shí zhú shǔ

Dianthus genus (carnations and pinks)

竹排
zhú pái

bamboo raft

芦竹
lú zhú

Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

竹篱笆
zhú lí bā

fence

竹东镇
zhú dōng zhèn

Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

敲竹杠
qiāo zhú gàng

extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness

竹岛
zhú dǎo

Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 獨島|独岛[dú dǎo]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan

竹叶青
zhú yè qīng

Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)

竹马之交
zhú mǎ zhī jiāo

childhood friend (idiom)

凤尾竹
fèng wěi zhú

fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening

义竹
yì zhú

Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

竹鲛
zhú jiāo

see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼[mǎ jiāo yú]

破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng

lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force

竹山镇
zhú shān zhèn

Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

竹山
zhú shān

Zhushan County in Shiyan 十堰[shí yàn], Hubei

竹田乡
zhú tián xiāng

Chutien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

成竹在胸
chéng zhú zài xiōng

see 胸有成竹[xiōng yǒu chéng zhú]

竹管
zhú guǎn

bamboo pipe

竹崎
zhú qí

Zhuqi or Chuchi Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

路竹乡
lù zhú xiāng

Luzhu or Luchu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

竹塘乡
zhú táng xiāng

Zhutang or Chutang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

灰胸竹鸡
huī xiōng zhú jī

(bird species of China) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)

竹青
zhú qīng

bamboo bark

石竹目
shí zhú mù

Class Magnoliopsida (biology)

竹舆
zhú yú

a bamboo carriage

竹器
zhú qì

utensil made of bamboo

竹布
zhú bù

light cotton fabric

绵竹县
mián zhú xiàn

Mianzhu county in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng] prefecture, Sichuan

竹篮打水
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ

using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

丝竹
sī zhú

traditional Chinese musical instruments

青梅竹马
qīng méi zhú mǎ

lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)

芦竹乡
lú zhú xiāng

Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan