⽵
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)
1 characters- 竹zhú
(bound form) bamboo
6 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 1
Which radical is the main radical of 竹?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.