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(Bushou)		 竹
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Mandarin zhú
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竹
Sijiao 8822.0
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CNS 11643 1-484C
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竹 zhú bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118
Results beginning with 竹
竹林 zhú lín bamboo forest
竹子 zhú zi bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]
竹筒 zhú tǒng bamboo tube / bamboo pipe
竹竿 zhú gān bamboo / bamboo pole
竹笋 zhú sǔn bamboo shoot
竹木 zhú mù bamboo and wood
竹简 zhú jiǎn bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
竹园 Zhú Yuán Chuk Yuen (place in Hong Kong)
竹节 zhú jié bamboo joint
竹签 zhú qiān bamboo skewer / bamboo slip used in divination or gambling
竹篮 zhú lán wicker basket
竹编 zhú biān wickerwork
竹马 zhú mǎ bamboo stick used as a toy horse
竹排 zhú pái bamboo raft
竹岛 Zhú dǎo Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 獨島|独岛[Du2 dao3]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan
竹荪 zhú sūn bamboo fungus / veiled lady mushroom (Phallus indusiatus)
竹板 zhú bǎn bamboo clapper boards used in folk theater
竹器 zhú qì utensil made of bamboo
竹帛 zhú bó bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper)
竹北 Zhú běi Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
竹篦 zhú bì bamboo comb
竹布 zhú bù light cotton fabric
竹刀 zhú dāo shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)
竹东 Zhú dōng Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
竹管 zhú guǎn bamboo pipe
竹鲛 zhú jiāo see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼[ma3 jiao1 yu2]
竹篾 zhú miè bamboo strip
竹南 Zhú nán Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
竹内 Zhú nèi Takeuchi (Japanese surname)
竹崎 Zhú qí Zhuqi or Chuchi Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
竹青 zhú qīng bamboo bark / bamboo green (color)
竹茹 zhú rú bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine
竹山 Zhú shān Zhushan County in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei / Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
竹笙 zhú shēng bamboo fungus
竹塘 Zhú táng Zhutang or Chutang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
竹田 Zhú tián Chutien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
竹溪 Zhú xī Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei
竹芋 zhú yù Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
竹舆 zhú yú a bamboo carriage / a palanquin
竹制 zhú zhì made of bamboo
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竹叶青 zhú yè qīng Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
竹篱笆 zhú lí bā fence
竹北市 Zhú běi Shì Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
竹筴鱼 zhú cè yú Atlantic horse mackerel
竹东镇 Zhú dōng zhèn Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
竹箍儿 zhú gū r bamboo hoop / bamboo band
竹南镇 Zhú nán zhèn Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
竹崎乡 Zhú qí xiāng Zhuqi or Chuchi Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
竹山县 Zhú shān xiàn Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei
竹山镇 Zhú shān zhèn Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
竹丝鸡 zhú sī jī black-boned chicken / silky fowl / silkie / Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson / see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1]
竹塘乡 Zhú táng xiāng Zhutang or Chutang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
竹田乡 Zhú tián xiāng Chutien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
竹溪县 Zhú xī xiàn Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei
竹篮打水 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom) / wasted effort
竹马之交 zhú mǎ zhī jiāo childhood friend (idiom)
竹马之友 zhú mǎ zhī yǒu see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhu2 ma3 zhi1 jiao1]
竹刀鱼科 zhú dāo yú kē saury
竹书纪年 Zhú shū Jì nián Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
竹叶青蛇 zhú yè qīng shé Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
竹啄木鸟 zhú zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
竹崎发射场  Takesaki Launch Site
竹筒倒豆子 zhú tǒng dǎo dòu zi to pour beans out of a bamboo tube / to come clean / to make a clean breast of things
竹筒倒豆子 zhú tǒng dào dòu zi to pour beans out of a bamboo tube / (fig.) to come clean / to make a clean breast of things
竹篮打水，一场空 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom) / wasted effort
Approximate Results for 竹
斑竹 bān zhú mottled bamboo
新竹 Xīn zhú Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan
爆竹 bào zhú firecracker
紫竹 zǐ zhú black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
丝竹 sī zhú traditional Chinese musical instruments / music
毛竹 máo zhú moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc
石竹 shí zhú China pink / Dianthus chinensis (botany)
玉竹 yù zhú angular Solomon's seal / Polygonatum odoratum
文竹 wén zhú setose asparagus
腐竹 fǔ zhú rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated)
炮竹 pào zhú firecracker
山竹 shān zhú mangosteen
楠竹 nán zhú see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]
空竹 kōng zhú Chinese yo-yo
班竹 Bān zhú Banjul, capital of Gambia (Tw)
大竹 Dà zhú Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan
筀竹 guì zhú bamboo (archaic)
箭竹 jiàn zhú bamboo (genus Fargesia)
苦竹 kǔ zhú bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus)
簕竹 lè zhú spiny bamboo (Bambusa blumeana)
芦竹 Lú zhú Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
路竹 Lù zhú Luzhu or Luchu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
茅竹 máo zhú variant of 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]
绵竹 Mián zhú Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[De2 yang2], Sichuan
南竹 nán zhú see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]
虚竹 xū zhú Xuzhu
义竹 Yì zhú Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
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夹竹桃 jiā zhú táo oleander (Nerium indicum) / Taiwan pr. [jia4 zhu2 tao2]
凤尾竹 fèng wěi zhú fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening
富贵竹 fù guì zhú lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
敲竹杠 qiāo zhú gàng extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
龟背竹 guī bèi zhú split-leaf philodendron / Monstera deliciosa
新竹市 Xīn zhú shì Hsinchu, city in north Taiwan noted for its high tech industries
大竹县 Dà zhú xiàn Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan
放爆竹 fàng bào zhú to set off firecrackers
开运竹 kāi yùn zhú lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
芦竹乡 Lú zhú xiāng Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
路竹乡 Lù zhú xiāng Luzhu or Luchu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
孟宗竹 mèng zōng zhú see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]
绵竹市 Mián zhú shì Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[De2 yang2], Sichuan
绵竹县 Mián zhú xiàn Mianzhu county in Deyang 德陽|德阳[De2 yang2] prefecture, Sichuan
石竹科 shí zhú kē Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)
石竹目 shí zhú mù Class Magnoliopsida (biology)
石竹属 shí zhú shǔ Dianthus genus (carnations and pinks)
湘妃竹 xiāng fēi zhú same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], 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[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huang2] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death
新竹县 Xīn zhú Xiàn Xinzhu or Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan
新竹州 xīn zhú zhōu Shinchiku
义竹乡 Yì zhú xiāng Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú to plan in advance (idiom) / a card up one's sleeve / forewarned is forearmed
势如破竹 shì rú pò zhú like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force
成竹在胸 chéng zhú zài xiōng see 胸有成竹[xiong1 you3 cheng2 zhu2]
罄竹难书 qìng zhú nán shū so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted / innumerable crimes (idiom) / see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qing4 bi3 nan2 shu1]
破竹建瓴 pò zhú jiàn líng lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom) / fig. irresistible force
破竹之势 pò zhú zhī shì lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom) / fig. irresistible force
青梅竹马 qīng méi zhú mǎ lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends
成竹在胸 chéng zhú - zài xiōng see 胸有成竹[xiong1you3-cheng2zhu2]
簇茎石竹 cù jīng shí zhú boreal carnation or northern pink / Dianthus repens (botany)
荷兰石竹 Hé lán shí zhú grenadine / carnation / clove pink / Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
灰胸竹鸡 huī xiōng zhú jī (bird species of China) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
墨竹工卡 Mò zhú gōng kǎ Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
日本竹筷 Rì běn zhú kuài disposable chopsticks
麝香石竹 shè xiāng shí zhú grenadine / carnation / clove pink / Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
狮头石竹 shī tóu shí zhú grenadine / carnation / clove pink / Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu - chéng zhú (idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind
烟花爆竹 yān huā bào zhú fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)
棕胸竹鸡 zōng xiōng zhú jī (bird species of China) mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
墨竹工卡县 Mò zhú gōng kǎ xiàn Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
国际竹藤组织 guó jì zhú téng zǔ zhī International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
国立新竹高级中学 guó lì xīn zhú gāo jí zhōng xué National
国立新竹女子高级中学 guó lì xīn zhú nu:3 zǐ gāo jí zhōng xué National
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