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Meaning of 笋

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笋 (Trad.: 筍)
Pinyin: sǔn
English Definition: bamboo shoot
Chinese Definition:
①竹子初从土里长出的嫩茎、芽,又称“竹笋”,可以做菜吃。可食用者主要有“毛竹笋”、“慈竹笋”、“麻竹笋”等。
②竹子的青皮:笋席(用竹青编成的席子)。
③古同“榫”。
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 竹
Pictophonetic:尹 indicates the sound; ⺮ (bamboo) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
    • 尹 [ yǐn ] to govern, to oversee; director
Similar Characters: 笚
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Example Words
雨后春笋 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth; many new things emerge in rapid succession
竹笋 zhú sǔn bamboo shoot
春笋 chūn sǔn springtime bamboo shoots; fig. (of woman's fingers) tender and delicate
芦笋 lú sǔn asparagus
石笋 shí sǔn stalagmite
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Example Sentences
1
这不是我
!
我没有偷这个笋
!
It wasn't me! I didn't steal this bamboo shoot!
2
他们的凉菜烟笋以及回锅肉也值得品尝
。
Try also the smoked young bamboo cold starter and twice-cooked pork.
3
他们非常喜欢火锅
,
尤其是那里的笋和面
。
They loved it, especially the bamboo and noodles.
4
多腐殖质的松土地带出生的
,
笋质最好
。
Loosen the soil humus zone multi-birth, and shoots the best quality.
5
但这件事丝毫也没有改变我对拔笋的兴趣
。
But things did not change my interest in drawing bamboo shoots.