Definitions
(noun)
bamboo
Etymology
Pictograph of bamboo stalks.
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竹 is a pictograph of two bamboo stalks with leaves drooping from their nodes. It denotes the bamboo plant in all its species, as well as the material from its rigid, hollow stems. Because bamboo was used extensively for everyday objects, musical instruments, and writing slips before the invention of paper, 竹 became a key radical, providing the semantic basis for hundreds of Chinese characters related to bamboo products, containers, and written records.
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院子里有一棵竹子。
他喜欢用竹竿钓鱼。
竹林里的空气很清新。
妈妈用竹篮装满了水果。
春天是吃竹笋的好季节。
这张竹椅坐起来很舒服。
竹编工艺品需要精湛的技术。
保护竹林对生态环境很重要。
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