竹

zhú
#1,586 most
frequent character
bamboo, Kangxi radical 118
Measure words:棵 kē,支 zhī,根 gēn

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

竹 is a picture of bamboo leaves drooping down. It first meant the bamboo plant. Later it grew to mean bamboo as a material.

Drawn as: drooping bamboo leaves

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Homophones

术zhú
various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea
逐zhú
(bound form) to pursue, to chase away

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