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竹
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Definitions
- 1. bamboo
- 2. CL:棵[kē]
- 3. 支[zhī]
- 4. 根[gēn]
- 5. Kangxi radical 118
Example Sentences
1 shown熊貓以 竹 為食。
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Words Containing 竹
oleander (Nerium indicum)
see 毛竹[máo zhú]
setose asparagus
(bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
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
Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰[shí yàn], Hubei
see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhú mǎ zhī jiāo]
bamboo forest
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
Zhutang or Chutang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰[shí yàn], Hubei
Zhuqi or Chuchi Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
firecracker
Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries
Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
bamboo (genus Fargesia)
Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng], Sichuan
Chinese yo-yo
bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted
Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰[shí yàn], Hubei
see 毛竹[máo zhú]
Luzhu or Luchu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)
mangosteen
Chutien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
bamboo
black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan
grenadine
Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan
Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan
Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
bamboo and wood
bamboo
Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
(bird species of China) mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper)
bamboo fungus
Zhubei or Chupei city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
angular Solomon's seal
grenadine
Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[lā sà], Tibet
to pour beans out of a bamboo tube
see 毛竹[máo zhú]
bamboo tube
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
black-boned chicken
shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)
Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[lā sà], Tibet
bamboo comb
Zhubei or Chupei City in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
firecracker
fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)
Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan
made of bamboo
Hsinchu, city in north Taiwan noted for its high tech industries
Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng], Sichuan
bamboo (archaic)
bamboo shoot
wickerwork
bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus)
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc
spiny bamboo (Bambusa blumeana)
to set off firecrackers
boreal carnation or northern pink
thin bamboo strips used for basket weaving
(idiom) to have a well thought out plan in mind
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
split-leaf philodendron
bamboo skewer
wicker basket
Chuk Yuen (place in Hong Kong)
grenadine
Xinzhu or Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan
roll of dried tofu strips
disposable chopsticks
China pink
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
bamboo stick used as a toy horse
mottled bamboo
bamboo joint
Dianthus genus (carnations and pinks)
bamboo raft
Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan
fence
Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 獨島|独岛[dú dǎo]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
childhood friend (idiom)
fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening
Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼[mǎ jiāo yú]
lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan
Zhushan County in Shiyan 十堰[shí yàn], Hubei
Chutien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
see 胸有成竹[xiōng yǒu chéng zhú]
bamboo pipe
Zhuqi or Chuchi Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
Luzhu or Luchu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
Zhutang or Chutang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
(bird species of China) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
bamboo bark
Class Magnoliopsida (biology)
a bamboo carriage
utensil made of bamboo
light cotton fabric
Mianzhu county in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng] prefecture, Sichuan
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
traditional Chinese musical instruments
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan