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竹子

zhú zi

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zhú zi · zuk1 zi2 (Jyutping)

  1. bamboo
  2. CL:棵[ke1],根[gen1]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

竹

Meaning
bamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118
Radical
竹
Strokes
6
Components
⿰??
Cangjie
H
Four-corner
8822.0

子

Meaning
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
Radical
子
Strokes
3
Components
⿻了一
Cangjie
ND
Four-corner
1740.7

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