zhú
bamboo
Pictograph of bamboo stalks.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 竹
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
bamboo | ||
bamboo | ||
firecracker | ||
childhood sweethearts | ||
to plan in advance (idiom) |
Sources