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竹 - zhú

bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118

bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118

How to read 竹

Click 竹 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzhú
Englishbamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

竹内 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 竹刀. Please read 竹器 one more time.

Common words with this character

Takeuchi
shinai
utensil made of bamboo
Chuk Yuen

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 竹 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 竹内 and 竹刀 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 竹.