• 1586th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 93 words
  • Component in 237 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhú (zhu2)bamboo • CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhú (zhu2)The component is pronounced as 'zhú' (zhu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

爆竹 

Uncommon

势如破竹 (勢如破竹)
山竹 
放爆竹 
新竹 
竹子 
竹林 
竹笋 (竹筍)
竹筒 
胸有成竹 
腐竹 

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  • 3449th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sǔn (sun3)bamboo shoot

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for sǔn (sun3)The component is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

芦笋 (蘆筍)

Uncommon

竹笋 (竹筍)
莴笋 (萵筍)
雨后春笋 (雨後春筍)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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