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Animated Stroke Order 竹

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How to write 竹 — animated stroke order

2.

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3.

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4.

How to Use 竹

Bamboo as a Material or Object

Words referring to bamboo as a plant or items made from bamboo.

竹子 • zhú zi • bamboo • HSK 5

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5.

Example Sentences

tā他

bēi背

zhe着

yī一

gè个

zhú竹

lǒu

Information

Pinyinzhú

Meaningbamboo

Strokes6

Radical竹

Traditional竹

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#1394

Zhuyinㄓㄨˊ

UnicodeU+7AF9

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zhú竹

zi子

bamboo

竹竿 • zhú gān • bamboo pole • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhú竹

gān竿

bamboo pole

Firecrackers (Historically Bamboo-Based)

Words for firecrackers or fireworks, originally made from bamboo tubes.

爆竹 • bào zhú • firecracker • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bào爆

zhú竹

firecracker

烟花爆竹 • yān huā bào zhú • fireworks • HSK 6

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yān烟

huā花

bào爆

zhú

篓

shàng上

shān山

cǎi采

yào药

。

He carried a bamboo basket up the mountain to gather herbs.

chūn春

tiān天

shì是

wā挖

zhú竹

sǔn笋

de的

hǎo好

jì季

jié节

。

Spring is a good season to dig bamboo shoots

xióng熊

māo猫

xǐ喜

huan欢

chī吃

xīn新

xiān鲜

de的

zhú竹

zi子

。

Pandas like to eat fresh bamboo

Zhú竹

bā笆

bǎ把

cài菜

yuán园

hé和

guǒ果

yuán园

fēn分

kāi开

le了

。

The bamboo fence separates the vegetable garden from the orchard.

zhè这

piàn片

zhú竹

lín林

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

xiǎo小

niǎo鸟

。

There are many small birds in this bamboo forest

竹

fireworks

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "zhu".

著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
诛zhūexecute, kill, put to death; punish
侏zhūsmall, little, tiny, dwarf
铢zhūunit of weight, one twenty-fourth of a Chinese ounce (liang)
主zhǔmaster, host, main, primary
杼zhushuttle of a loom

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "竹".

篙gāopole used punt boat
笃dǔsincere; earnest; faithful
笆bābamboo fence
筝zhēnga Chinese zither-like stringed musical instrument
笺jiānnote, memo; stationery; comments
箍gūhoop; bind, surround

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