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Meaning of 竹

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竹HSK 5
Pinyin: zhú
English Definition: "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118); bamboo; Classifiers: 棵 ; Kangxi radical 118
Chinese Definition:
①常绿多年生植物,春日生笋,茎有很多节,中间是空的,质地坚硬,种类很多。可制器物,又可做建筑材料:竹子。竹叶。竹笋。竹编(用竹篾编制的工艺品)。竹刻。
②指竹制管乐器:金石丝竹。
③中国古代乐器八音之一。
④姓氏。
Total strokes: 6; Radical: 竹
Pictographic:Two stalks of bamboo
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    Example Words
    爆竹 bào zhú firecracker
    竹林 zhú lín bamboo forest
    胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú to plan in advance (idiom); a card up one's sleeve; forewarned is forearmed
    竹筒 zhú tǒng bamboo tube; bamboo pipe
    竹笋 zhú sǔn bamboo shoot
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    Example Sentences
    1
    竹头木屑皆有用
    。
    Bamboo ends and wood shavings all have their uses.
    2
    大熊猫主要以竹子为食物
    。
    Giant pandas mainly eat bamboo.
    3
    竹子是中国传统文化的代表之一
    。
    Bamboo is one of the representatives of traditional Chinese culture.
    4
    在农村
    ,
    竹子被广泛用于制作手工艺品
    。
    In rural areas, bamboo is widely used in making handicrafts.
    5
    竹子的硬度比钢高
    ,
    可以承受强风和大雨
    。
    Bamboo's hardness is higher than that of steel, and it can withstand strong winds and heavy rain.