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

Stroke count

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  • 竹zhú

    (bound form) bamboo

    6 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.