Pinyin: chíEnglish Definition: bamboo flute with 7 or 8 holes
Chinese Definition:
①古书上说的一种竹。
②古代一种用竹管制成像笛子一样的乐器，有八孔。
Total strokes: 16;
Radical: 竹 Pictophonetic:
虒 indicates the sound;
⺮ (bamboo) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- 虒 [ sī ] an amphibious beast resembling a tiger with one horn; place name
