Definitions
(noun)
bamboo
Etymology
Pictograph of bamboo stalks.
About
The character 竹 originated as a pictographic depiction of two bamboo stalks, which gradually streamlined into its present configuration of two analogous vertical elements. Its core meaning has consistently referred to the bamboo plant, but over centuries, the character's usage extended to encompass items constructed from bamboo, including writing slips, instruments, and utensils, while also functioning as a semantic radical in numerous other characters to indicate a relationship with bamboo or similar slender, tubular objects.
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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。