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竺

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variant of 篤|笃[du3]

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Strokes
8
Radical
竹 +2
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
竺
Common rank
#3,078
Unicode
U+7AFA

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Formation & memory

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How 竺 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A kind 二 of bamboo ⺮; ⺮ also provides the pronunciation

Components ⺮ 二

Words with 竺

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WordPinyinMeaning
天竺鼠 tiān zhú shǔ guinea pig; cavy
竺学 Zhú xué Buddhist doctrine (archaic); Buddhist studies
天竺 Tiān zhú the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
竺法 Zhú fǎ Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha, archaic); Buddhist doctrine
天竺牡丹 tiān zhú mǔ dan dahlia
竺书 Zhú shū Buddhist texts (archaic); scripture
竺教 Zhú jiào Buddhism (archaic)
天竺葵 tiān zhú kuí geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)
竺可桢 Zhú Kě zhēn Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist
竺乾 Zhú qián Buddha (archaic); Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)