笋

筍

sǔn

尹 + 竹

Definitions

sǔn variant of 筍|笋[sǔn]

sǔn bamboo shoot

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 尹 represents the sound. Simplified form of 筍.

Semantic: ⺮ Phonetic: 尹

About

笋 is a phono-semantic compound: the bamboo radical ⺮ (竹) indicates the meaning, and 尹 gives the sound. It is the simplified form of 筍, which used 旬 as the phonetic. The character denotes the tender, edible young bamboo shoot, a conical sprout that emerges from the soil and is harvested for cooking before it hardens into woody stalks.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这个笋很新鲜。

Zhège sǔn hěn xīnxiān.

This bamboo shoot is very fresh.

我喜欢吃竹笋。

Wǒ xǐhuān chī zhúsǔn.

I like to eat bamboo shoots.

妈妈用笋炒了肉片。

Māma yòng sǔn chǎo le ròupiàn.

Mom stir-fried meat slices with bamboo shoots.

春天是吃笋的好季节。

Chūntiān shì chī sǔn de hǎo jìjié.

Spring is a good season for eating bamboo shoots.

竹笋的生长速度很快。

Zhúsǔn de shēngzhǎng sùdù hěn kuài.

Bamboo shoots grow very fast.

采摘竹笋需要小心谨慎。

Cǎizhāi zhúsǔn xūyào xiǎoxīn jǐnshèn.

Picking bamboo shoots requires caution.

这道笋汤的味道非常鲜美。

Zhè dào sǔn tāng de wèidào fēicháng xiānměi.

The taste of this bamboo shoot soup is very delicious.

研究人员发现了竹笋的新用途。

Yánjiū rényuán fāxiàn le zhúsǔn de xīn yòngtú.

Researchers have discovered new uses for bamboo shoots.

Related Characters

Component: 尹

Component: 竹

笋