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竹子

zhúzi

bamboo

Three bamboo stalks with leaves
Memory picture

Characters in this word

竹 zhú

Strokes
6
Radical
竹 — bamboo
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 竹

子 zi

Strokes
3
Radical
子 — son, child
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 竹子很高。 Zhúzi hěn gāo. The bamboo is very tall.
  • 熊猫吃竹子。 Xióngmāo chī zhúzi. Pandas eat bamboo.
  • 院里有竹子。 Yuàn lǐ yǒu zhúzi. There is bamboo in the yard.

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