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竹

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(bound form) bamboo; Kangxi radical 118

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HSK 3.0
Level 5
Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
6
Radical
竹 itself
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
竹
Common rank
#743
Unicode
U+7AF9

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Formation & memory

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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 with 竹

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WordPinyinMeaning
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