| 1 | 竹 | 竹 | zhú | zhu2 | bamboo; Classifiers: 棵 ; Kangxi radical 118 | | |
| 2 | 竹子 | 竹子 | zhú zi | zhu2 zi5 | bamboo; Classifiers: 棵 | | |
| 3 | 竹林 | 竹林 | zhú lín | zhu2 lin2 | bamboo forest | | |
| 4 | 竹箍儿 | 竹箍兒 | zhú gū r | zhu2 gu1 r5 | bamboo hoop; bamboo band | | |
| 5 | 竹马 | 竹馬 | zhú mǎ | zhu2 ma3 | bamboo stick used as a toy horse | | |
| 6 | 竹篱笆 | 竹籬笆 | zhú lí bā | zhu2 li2 ba1 | fence | | |
| 7 | 竹篮打水一场空 | 竹籃打水一場空 | zhú lán dǎ shuǐ yī chǎng kòng | zhu2 lan2 da3 shui3 yi1 chang3 kong4 | Drawing water with a bamboo basket is all for nothing; Drawing water with a bamboo basket is all for nothing | | |
| 8 | 竹篮打水,一场空 | 竹籃打水,一場空 | zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng | zhu2 lan2 da3 shui3 , yi1 chang2 kong1 | using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort | | |
| 9 | 竹篮打水 | 竹籃打水 | zhú lán dǎ shuǐ | zhu2 lan2 da3 shui3 | using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort | | |
| 10 | 竹篮 | 竹籃 | zhú lán | zhu2 lan2 | wicker basket | | |
| 11 | 竹节 | 竹節 | zhú jié | zhu2 jie2 | bamboo joint | | |
| 12 | 竹鲛 | 竹鮫 | zhú jiāo | zhu2 jiao1 | see 马鲛鱼 | | |
| 13 | 竹简 | 竹簡 | zhú jiǎn | zhu2 jian3 | bamboo writing slips in ancient times (joined together to form whole scrolls) | | |
| 14 | 竹管 | 竹管 | zhú guǎn | zhu2 guan3 | bamboo pipe | | |
| 15 | 竹东镇 | 竹東鎮 | zhú dōng zhèn | Zhu2 dong1 zhen4 | Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹县 , northwest Taiwan | | |
| 16 | 竹东 | 竹東 | zhú dōng | Zhu2 dong1 | Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹县 , northwest Taiwan | | |
| 17 | 竹岛 | 竹島 | zhú dǎo | Zhu2 dao3 | Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 独岛 ), disputed islands in Sea of Japan | | |
| 18 | 竹刀 | 竹刀 | zhú dāo | zhu2 dao1 | shinai (bamboo sword for kendō) | | |
| 19 | 竹布 | 竹布 | zhú bù | zhu2 bu4 | light cotton fabric | | |
| 20 | 竹帛 | 竹帛 | zhú bó | zhu2 bo2 | bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper) | | |
| 21 | 竹编 | 竹編 | zhú biān | zhu2 bian1 | wickerwork | | |
| 22 | 竹篦 | 竹篦 | zhú bì | zhu2 bi4 | bamboo comb | | |
| 23 | 竹北市 | 竹北市 | zhú běi shì | Zhu2 bei3 Shi4 | Zhubei or Chupei City in Hsinchu County 新竹县 , northwest Taiwan | | |
| 24 | 竹北 | 竹北 | zhú běi | Zhu2 bei3 | Zhubei or Chupei city in Hsinchu County 新竹县 , northwest Taiwan | | |
| 25 | 竹报平安 | 竹報平安 | zhú bào píng ān | zhu2 bao4 ping2 an1 | to report in a letter home that everything is well (idiom) | | |