#118
竹

Bamboo Radical

zhúAlias: Bamboo Radical
Strokes 6 strokes
Position Top
Characters 44 hanzi
Variants𥫗
Semantic Meaning

Chinese character radical: Bamboo Radical

Mnemonic Memory Tip

Drooping bamboo leaves. At the top it becomes (𥫗) for bamboo tools, pens, and flutes.

字

Chinese Characters with Radical 竹 (44)

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1 strokes
籁
lai

sound of nature.

1 strokes
篑
kui

basket (for carrying earth).

1 strokes
竽
yu

an ancient Chinese musical instrument (a kind of reed pipe).

6 strokes
竹
zhú

bamboo.

9 strokes
笃
dǔ

sincere.

9 strokes
竿
gān

bamboo pole.

10 strokes
笑
xiào

to laugh; smile.

10 strokes
笆
bā

bamboo fence.

10 strokes
笋
sǔn

bamboo shoot.

10 strokes
笔
bǐ

writing brush; pen; pencil.

11 strokes
笺
jiān

note.

11 strokes
第
dì

sequence prefix (ordinal number marker).

11 strokes
笨
bèn

stupid.

11 strokes
笛
dí

a flute-like musical instrument.

11 strokes
笼
lóng

cage.

11 strokes
符
fú

tally.

12 strokes
筐
kuāng

basket; basketful.

12 strokes
筒
tǒng

tube, cylinder, thick bamboo.

12 strokes
筑
zhù

to build, construct.

12 strokes
答
dá

answer, reply.

12 strokes
策
cè

plan.

12 strokes
筝
zhēng

a Chinese zither-like stringed musical instrument.

12 strokes
筛
shāi

to sift, to filter, a sieve.

12 strokes
筋
jīn

tendon, sinew, muscle.

12 strokes
等
děng

wait; etc..

13 strokes
筹
chóu

to plan, arrange, or prepare.

13 strokes
简
jiǎn

simple.

13 strokes
签
qiān

to sign; label; tag; visa.

13 strokes
筷
kuài

chopsticks.

14 strokes
箩
luó

a square-bottomed bamboo basket.

14 strokes
箔
bó

reed screen.

14 strokes
箍
gū

hoop.

14 strokes
算
suàn

to calculate, compute, reckon.

14 strokes
管
guǎn

tube, pipe; to manage, to control.

15 strokes
篇
piān

sheet; article; piece of writing; measure word for writing.

15 strokes
箱
xiāng

box.

15 strokes
篆
zhuàn

seal script.

16 strokes
篙
gāo

pole used punt boat.

16 strokes
篝
gōu

bamboo basket.

16 strokes
篷
péng

covering of a carriage or boat.

16 strokes
篮
lán

basket.

17 strokes
簇
cù

a cluster.

19 strokes
簸
bò

to winnow.

20 strokes
籍
jí

book.