sǔn
bamboo shoots
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 尹 represents the sound. Simplified form of 筍.
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 笋
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
asparagus | ||
bamboo shoot | ||
bamboo shoot | ||
many new things emerge in rapid succession | ||
celtuce |
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