Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "箐", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "箐", and master the standard way of writing the character "箐".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 箐
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "箐" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
箐 [qìng]
1. A large bamboo grove in the mountains, generally referring to a valley densely populated with trees.
(English: large groove of bamboo on a mountain; mountain valley with clumps of trees and bamboos).
For example: 箐谷 (valley with dense bamboo); 箐峒 (cave in a bamboo grove); 箐砦 (stockade in a bamboo forest); 箐道 (path through bamboo thickets).
2. A type of small bamboo.
(English: A small bamboo).
3. Noun: 笭箐 (láng qìng): small cage.
Example from "集韵": "箐, 笭箐, 小笼" (qìng, láng qìng, small cage).
Example from Song Dynasty poet Mei Yaochen: "笭箐画蛤瓦缸醅,海若淮壖各寄来."
4. Verb: To draw back a bamboo bow or crossbow.
Example from "集韵": "箐, 张竹弓弩曰箐" (To draw a bamboo bow is called 箐).
5. In some regions of mainland China, particularly in Yunnan and Guizhou, a valley with large bamboo or dense trees is called 箐.
Example from Xu Hongzu’s "Xu Xiake's Travels": "又有一庵,前临危箐,后倚峭峰" (There is also a temple, facing a perilous bamboo grove in front and leaning against a steep peak in the back).