竹 zhú
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 竹 — bamboo
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
竹竿
zhúgān
bamboo pole
Characters in this word
竿 gān
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 干 arid, dry
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 老人用一根细长的竹竿把晾在屋檐下的腊肉轻轻挑了下来。 Lǎorén yòng yì gēn xìcháng de zhúgān bǎ liàng zài wūyán xià de làròu qīngqīng tiǎo le xiàlái. The old man used a long, slender bamboo pole to gently lift down the cured meat hanging under the eaves.
- 他用竹竿够到了挂在树上的风筝。 Tā yòng zhúgān gòu dào le guà zài shù shàng de fēngzheng. He used a bamboo pole to reach the kite stuck in the tree.
- 奶奶把刚洗好的床单搭在竹竿上晾晒。 Nǎinai bǎ gāng xǐ hǎo de chuángdān dā zài zhúgān shàng liàngshài. Grandma hung the freshly washed sheets over a bamboo pole to dry.
Related words
- 竹子 zhúzi bamboo
- 爆竹 bàozhú firecracker
- 胸有成竹 xiōngyǒuchéngzhú to have a well-thought-out plan; to be confident of success
- 锡纸 xīzhǐ tin foil; aluminium foil
- 炭 tàn charcoal; coal; carbonised fuel
- 纤维 xiānwéi fibre; fiber
- 岩石 yánshí rock; stone
- 质地 zhìdì texture; quality of material
- 钻石 zuànshí diamond
- 透气 tòuqì be breathable; allow air through
- 水晶 shuǐjīng crystal
- 缩水 suōshuǐ to shrink; to be reduced