bamboo
zhú (zhu2)
Radical no. 118 · 6 strokes (第 118 部首 · 6 画 dì 118 bùshǒu · 6 huà)
Radical ⽵ (zhú) — meaning: bamboo, 6 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
The bamboo radical originates from a pictograph of the bamboo plant in oracle-bone script, with vertical strokes representing the stalk and diverging marks at the top depicting spreading leaves.
Mnemonic: The bamboo glyph looks like an upright bamboo stalk with splayed leaves fanning out at the crown.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
170 characters- 簕lè
used in 簕竹[le4 zhu2]
17 strokes
- 簖duàn
bamboo fish trap
17 strokes
- 簧huáng
reed (of a music instrument)
17 strokes
- 簝liáo
bamboo receptacle used to hold meat for temple sacrifices in ancient times
18 strokes
- 簟diàn
fine woven grass mat
18 strokes
- 簠fǔ
basket used in state worship
18 strokes
- 簦dēng
large umbrella for stalls
18 strokes
- 簨sǔn
cross-beam for hanging bells
18 strokes
- 簪zān
hairpin
18 strokes
- 簰pái
bamboo raft
18 strokes
- 簿bù
a book
19 strokes
- 䉤sǒu
basket for draining rice
19 strokes
- 簬lù
(bamboo)
19 strokes
- 簸bǒ
to winnow; to toss up and down
19 strokes
- 帘lián
flag used as a shop sign
19 strokes
- 籀zhòu
(literary) seal script used throughout the pre-Han period
19 strokes
- 籁lài
a sound
19 strokes
- 籍jí
(bound form) book; record; register
20 strokes
- 籊tì
long bamboo (for fishing rod)
20 strokes
- 籑zhuàn
old variant of 撰[zhuan4]
21 strokes
- 籒zhòu
old variant of 籀[zhou4]
21 strokes
- 籓fān
big winnow basket
21 strokes
- 籝yíng
old variant of 籯[ying2]
22 strokes
- 籧qú
crude bamboo mat
22 strokes
- 籥yuè
flute
23 strokes
- 吁xū
sh
32 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 筝?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.