Usage of the character 竹
zhú
竹
[竹]
- bamboo
- CL:棵 (kē),支 (zhī),根 (gēn)
- Kangxi radical 118
zhúzi
竹子
[竹子]
- bamboo
- CL:棵 (kē),支 (zhī),根 (gēn)
sīzhú
丝竹
[絲竹]
- traditional Chinese musical instruments
- music
zhújiāo
竹鲛
[竹鮫]
- see 馬鮫魚／马鲛鱼 (mǎjiāoyú)
pàozhú
炮竹
[炮竹]
- firecracker
zhúbiān
竹编
[竹編]
- wickerwork
shízhú
石竹
[石竹]
- China pink
- Dianthus chinensis (botany)
kōngzhú
空竹
[空竹]
- Chinese yo-yo
Zhútián
竹田
[竹田]
- Chutien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan
Lúzhú
芦竹
[蘆竹]
- Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣／桃园县 ( Táoyuánxiàn), north Taiwan
Bānzhú
班竹
[班竹]
- Banjul, capital of Gambia (Tw)
fǔzhú
腐竹
[腐竹]
- roll of dried tofu strips
zhúgān
竹竿
[竹竿]
- bamboo
- bamboo pole
zhúguǎn
竹管
[竹管]
- bamboo pipe
shānzhú
山竹
[山竹]
- mangosteen
bàozhú
爆竹
[爆竹]
- firecracker
zhúpái
竹排
[竹排]
- bamboo raft
zhúqì
竹器
[竹器]
- utensil made of bamboo
Dàzhú
大竹
[大竹]
- Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州／达州 ( Dázhōu), Sichuan
zhúbì
竹篦
[竹篦]
- bamboo comb
wénzhú
文竹
[文竹]
- setose asparagus
zhúshēng
竹笙
[竹笙]
- bamboo fungus
zhúlán
竹篮
[竹籃]
- wicker basket
Zhúshān
竹山
[竹山]
- Zhushan County in Shiyan 十堰 ( Shíyàn), Hubei
- Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣／南投县 ( Nántóu Xiàn), central Taiwan
zhúyù
竹芋
[竹芋]
- Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
Zhúdǎo
竹岛
[竹島]
- Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 獨島／独岛 ( Dúdǎo)), disputed islands in Sea of Japan
zhújiǎn
竹简
[竹簡]
- bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
zhútǒng
竹筒
[竹筒]
- bamboo tube
- bamboo pipe
zhúbù
竹布
[竹布]
- light cotton fabric
zhúbǎn
竹板
[竹板]
- bamboo clapper boards used in folk theater
zǐzhú
紫竹
[紫竹]
- black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
Xīnzhú
新竹
[新竹]
- Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries
- Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan
zhújié
竹节
[竹節]
- bamboo joint
zhúqiān
竹签
[竹籤]
- bamboo skewer
- bamboo slip used in divination or gambling
kǔzhú
苦竹
[苦竹]
- bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus)
Lùzhú
路竹
[路竹]
- Luzhu or Luchu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan
Zhúqí
竹崎
[竹崎]
- Zhuqi or Chuchi Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan
Zhúnèi
竹内
[竹內]
- Takeuchi (Japanese surname)
jiànzhú
箭竹
[箭竹]
- bamboo (genus Fargesia)
Zhúxī
竹溪
[竹溪]
- Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰 ( Shíyàn), Hubei
máozhú
毛竹
[毛竹]
- moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc
zhúdāo
竹刀
[竹刀]
- shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)
zhúmiè
竹篾
[竹篾]
- bamboo strip
zhúbó
竹帛
[竹帛]
- bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper)
guìzhú
筀竹
[筀竹]
- bamboo (archaic)
máozhú
茅竹
[茅竹]
- variant of 毛竹 (máozhú)
Zhútáng
竹塘
[竹塘]
- Zhutang or Chutang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣／彰化县 ( Zhānghuà Xiàn), Taiwan
zhúsǔn
竹笋
[竹筍]
- bamboo shoot
yùzhú
玉竹
[玉竹]
- angular Solomon's seal
- Polygonatum odoratum
bānzhú
斑竹
[斑竹]
- mottled bamboo
Zhúyuán
竹园
[竹園]
- Chuk Yuen (place in Hong Kong)
nánzhú
南竹
[南竹]
- see 毛竹 (máozhú)
zhúlín
竹林
[竹林]
- bamboo forest
zhúmù
竹木
[竹木]
- bamboo and wood
nánzhú
楠竹
[楠竹]
- see 毛竹 (máozhú)
zhúqīng
竹青
[竹青]
- bamboo bark
- bamboo green (color)
Miánzhú
绵竹
[綿竹]
- Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽／德阳 ( Déyáng), Sichuan
Zhúběi
竹北
[竹北]
- Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xinzhū Xiàn), northwest Taiwan
lèzhú
簕竹
[簕竹]
- spiny bamboo (Bambusa blumeana)
Yìzhú
义竹
[義竹]
- Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan
zhúrú
竹茹
[竹茹]
- bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine
zhúyú
竹舆
[竹輿]
- a bamboo carriage
- a palanquin
zhúsūn
竹荪
[竹蓀]
- bamboo fungus; veiled lady mushroom (Phallus indusiatus)
zhúmǎ
竹马
[竹馬]
- bamboo stick used as a toy horse
Zhúdōng
竹东
[竹東]
- Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan
Zhúnán
竹南
[竹南]
- Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan
zhúzhì
竹制
[竹製]
- made of bamboo
Zhúdōngzhèn
竹东镇
[竹東鎮]
- Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan
kāiyùnzhú
开运竹
[開運竹]
- lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
Miánzhúshì
绵竹市
[綿竹市]
- Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽／德阳 ( Déyáng), Sichuan
fàngbàozhú
放爆竹
[放爆竹]
- to set off firecrackers
Dàzhúxiàn
大竹县
[大竹縣]
- Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州／达州 ( Dázhōu), Sichuan
Zhúnánzhèn
竹南镇
[竹南鎮]
- Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan
Zhúshānxiàn
竹山县
[竹山縣]
- Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰 ( Shíyàn), Hubei
Zhúxīxiàn
竹溪县
[竹溪縣]
- Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰 ( Shíyàn), Hubei
Zhúqí Xiāng
竹崎乡
[竹崎鄉]
- Zhuqi or Chuchi Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan
zhúyèqīng
竹叶青
[竹葉青]
- Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
shízhúkē
石竹科
[石竹科]
- Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)
Zhúběi Shì
竹北市
[竹北市]
- Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xinzhū Xiàn), northwest Taiwan
Xīnzhúshì
新竹市
[新竹市]
- Hsinchu, city in north Taiwan noted for its high tech industries
xiāngfēizhú
湘妃竹
[湘妃竹]
- same as 斑竹 (bānzhú), mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜 ( Shùn) concubines (Ehuang 娥皇 ( Ehuáng) and Nüying 女英 ( Nüyīng), known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃 ( Xiāng Fēi)) upon learning of his death
zhúlíbā
竹篱笆
[竹籬笆]
- fence
guībèizhú
龟背竹
[龜背竹]
- split-leaf philodendron
- Monstera deliciosa
mèngzōngzhú
孟宗竹
[孟宗竹]
- see 毛竹 (máozhú)
Zhútáng Xiāng
竹塘乡
[竹塘鄉]
- Zhutang or Chutang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣／彰化县 ( Zhānghuà Xiàn), Taiwan
zhúgūr
竹箍儿
[竹箍兒]
- bamboo hoop
- bamboo band
Lúzhúxiāng
芦竹乡
[蘆竹鄉]
- Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣／桃园县 ( Táoyuánxiàn), north Taiwan
shízhúmù
石竹目
[石竹目]
- Class Magnoliopsida (biology)
Xīnzhú Xiàn
新竹县
[新竹縣]
- Xinzhu or Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan
Zhúshān Zhèn
竹山镇
[竹山鎮]
- Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣／南投县 ( Nántóu Xiàn), central Taiwan
zhúsījī
竹丝鸡
[竹絲雞]
- black-boned chicken
- silky fowl
- silkie
- Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson
- see also 烏骨雞／乌骨鸡 (wūgǔjī)
qiāozhúgàng
敲竹杠
[敲竹槓]
- extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
Zhútiánxiāng
竹田乡
[竹田鄉]
- Chutien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan
fùguìzhú
富贵竹
[富貴竹]
- lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
Yìzhú Xiāng
义竹乡
[義竹鄉]
- Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan
Miánzhúxiàn
绵竹县
[綿竹縣]
- Mianzhu county in Deyang 德陽／德阳 ( Déyáng) prefecture, Sichuan
fèngwěizhú
凤尾竹
[鳳尾竹]
- fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening
jiāzhútáo
夹竹桃
[夾竹桃]
- oleander (Nerium indicum)
- Taiwan pr. (jiàzhútáo)
Lùzhúxiāng
路竹乡
[路竹鄉]
- Luzhu or Luchu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan
shízhúshǔ
石竹属
[石竹屬]
- Dianthus genus (carnations and pinks)
zōngxiōngzhújī
棕胸竹鸡
[棕胸竹雞]
- (bird species of China) mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
shèxiāngshízhú
麝香石竹
[麝香石竹]
- grenadine
- carnation
- clove pink
- Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
Hélánshízhú
荷兰石竹
[荷蘭石竹]
- grenadine
- carnation
- clove pink
- Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
shītóushízhú
狮头石竹
[獅頭石竹]
- grenadine
- carnation
- clove pink
- Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
chéngzhúzàixiōng
成竹在胸
[成竹在胸]
- see 胸有成竹 (xiongyouchēngzhu)
yānhuābàozhú
烟花爆竹
[煙花爆竹]
- fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)
shìrúpòzhú
势如破竹
[勢如破竹]
- like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
- with irresistible force
zhúlándǎshuǐ
竹篮打水
[竹籃打水]
- using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
Zhúshū Jìnián
竹书纪年
[竹書紀年]
- Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
pòzhúzhīshì
破竹之势
[破竹之勢]
- lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
zhúzhuómùniǎo
竹啄木鸟
[竹啄木鳥]
- (bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
zhúmǎzhīyǒu
竹马之友
[竹馬之友]
- see 竹馬之交／竹马之交 (zhúmǎzhījiāo)
cùjīngshízhú
簇茎石竹
[簇莖石竹]
- boreal carnation or northern pink
- Dianthus repens (botany)
pòzhújiànlíng
破竹建瓴
[破竹建瓴]
- lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
qìngzhúnánshū
罄竹难书
[罄竹難書]
- so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted
- innumerable crimes (idiom)
- see also 罄筆難書／罄笔难书 (qìngbǐnánshū)
qīngméizhúmǎ
青梅竹马
[青梅竹馬]
- lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
- fig. innocent children's games
- childhood sweethearts
- a couple who grew up as childhood friends
xiōngyǒuchéngzhú
胸有成竹
[胸有成竹]
- (idiom) to have a well thought out plan in mind
zhúmǎzhījiāo
竹马之交
[竹馬之交]
- childhood friend (idiom)
Rìběnzhúkuài
日本竹筷
[日本竹筷]
- disposable chopsticks
Mòzhúgōngkǎ
墨竹工卡
[墨竹工卡]
- Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩／拉萨 ( Lāsà), Tibet
huīxiōngzhújī
灰胸竹鸡
[灰胸竹雞]
- (bird species of China) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
zhúyèqīngshé
竹叶青蛇
[竹葉青蛇]
- Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
zhútǒngdàodòuzi
竹筒倒豆子
[竹筒倒豆子]
- to pour beans out of a bamboo tube
- (fig.) to come clean; to make a clean breast of things
Mòzhúgōngkǎxiàn
墨竹工卡县
[墨竹工卡縣]
- Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩／拉萨 ( Lāsà), Tibet
zhúlándǎshuǐ,yīchángkōng
竹篮打水，一场空
[竹籃打水，一場空]
- using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort