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竹

  • bamboo;

Etymology

The character is a pictogram based on the appearance of bamboo. It is often cited as an example of the evolution of pictographs.

Characters with 竹

10 strokes
  • 笑
    –smile, laugh
12 strokes
  • 筆
    –writing brush, pen
  • 等
    –group, class, rank, order, equal, etc., and so on
  • 筋
    –tendon, sinew, muscle
  • 答
    –to answer, to reply, response, solution
13 strokes
  • 節
    –joint, node, section, festival, to economize, to be temperate
14 strokes
  • 箇
    –individual, piece, item
  • 算
    –to calculate, to count, to reckon, plan, scheme
  • 管
    –pipe, tube, to manage, to control, to be responsible for, to guarantee
15 strokes
  • 範
    –pattern, law, norm, model, standard
  • 篇
    –book, chapter, section
16 strokes
  • 築
    –to build, to pile up
18 strokes
  • 簡
    –bamboo slip, letter, document, simplicity, to select, to be simple or concise
23 strokes
  • 籤
    –a lottery slip, divination lot
32 strokes
  • 籲
    –to cry out loudly, to appeal, to call out, to invoke, to implore
竹
대나무
죽
daenamu
juk
Kangxi radical:118
Strokes:6
Unicode:U+7AF9
Cangjie input:
  • 竹 (H)
Composition:
  • ⿰ 亇 亇
Writing order
竹 Writing order
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Neighboring radicals in the dictionary

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References

  • Namu Wiki
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