竹 Stroke Order

竹 [zhú] 1. Commonly refers to an evergreen perennial plant. It produces bamboo shoots in spring, has many joints along the stem which is hollow in the middle, is made of hard material, and comes in various types. It can be used to make objects and also serves as a construction material. Examples: 竹子 (bamboo), 竹叶 (bamboo leaves), 竹笋 (bamboo shoots), 竹编 (bamboo woven crafts), 竹刻 (bamboo carving). 2. Refers to bamboo instruments, specifically wind instruments made from bamboo, such as 金石丝竹 (metal and bamboo instruments). 3. One of the traditional ancient musical instruments in China, specifically referring to bamboo flutes. 4. A surname. 1. [En.] bamboo. A perennial evergreen plant. The stem has joints, is hollow, and can be used for construction, as a raw material for papermaking, or made into musical instruments. 2. [En.] bamboo slip. 3. [En.] one of the ancient eight sounds, referring to bamboo flutes. 4. [En.] bamboo forest. 引 (Quotations): 1. "竹，冬生草也。象形。" - "Bamboo, a winter-born grass." (Shuowen Jiezi) 2. "伐竹取道，下见小潭。" - "Cutting bamboo to make way, one sees a small pond." - Liu Zongyuan 3. "官用竹，皆令录厚头，积之如山。" - "Official use of bamboo, all must be recorded thickly, piled like a mountain." - Shishuo Xinyu 例 (Examples): - 竹笋汤 (Bamboo shoot soup), 竹夫人 (hollow, perforated bamboo bedding), 竹撞 (bamboo woven box), 竹箨 (the skin of bamboo shoots; shoot skin), 竹笥 (bamboo box), 竹蓖 (bamboo stick, a tool used for punishment), 竹笆 (bamboo fence), 竹皮 (bamboo shoot shell), 竹母 (bamboo whip with shoot buds), 竹工 (artisan who makes bamboo products), 竹匠 (artisan skilled in bamboo weaving), 竹席 (bamboo mat), 竹笪 (coarse bamboo mat), 竹笠 (bamboo hat made from bamboo strips). 2. [En.] bamboo slip. 引 (Quotations): 1. "明(抱)枯竹，守空言，不知趋舍之宜，时世之变。" - "Embracing withered bamboo, clinging to empty words, unaware of the appropriateness of the time." 例 (Examples): - 竹刑 (criminal laws recorded on bamboo slips), 竹素 (ancient writing materials made with bamboo slips and white silk), 竹书 (ancient records written on bamboo slips). 3. [En.] bamboo flute. 引 (Quotations): 1. "金石丝竹，乐之器也。" - "Gold, stone, silk, and bamboo are instruments of music." (Liji) 2. "匏竹在上。" - "Gourd and bamboo are on top." (Liji) 3. "丝木匏竹。 注: '竹，管箫也。'" - "Silk, wood, gourd, and bamboo. Note: 'Bamboo refers to flute-like instruments'." (Zhouli) 4. "宴酣之乐，非丝竹。" - "The joy of the feast cannot be without silk and bamboo." (Ouyang Xiu) 例 (Examples): - 竹人 (musicians playing bamboo instruments), 竹肉丝 (referring collectively to instrumental and vocal music), 竹笛 (bamboo flute), 竹管 (referring to bamboo instruments such as the flute). 4. [En.] bamboo forest. 引 (Quotations): 1. "公然抱茅入竹去。" - "Publicly carrying reeds into the bamboo." - Du Fu