A kind 二 of bamboo ⺮; ⺮ also provides the pronunciation
Components
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
View phonetic series →二 Meaning component
èr two
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Historical Evolution
竺
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
竺
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
竺
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
竺
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
竺
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
竺
Regular
Modern
Chinese
竺 [Zhú]
surname Zhu; abbr. for 天竺[Tiānzhú] India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context); Buddhism (archaic)
竺 [dǔ]
variant of 篤|笃[dǔ]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
竺 あつし
Atsushi given name
竺 じく
Jiku surname
竺 ちく
Chiku surname
CHINESE WORDS (13)
天竺 [Tiānzhú] #22,598
the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
天竺鼠 [tiānzhúshǔ] #27,625
guinea pig
天竺葵 [tiānzhúkuí] #36,150
geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)
竺可桢 [ZhúKězhēn] #49,911
Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist
竺可桢 [ZhúKězhēn] #49,911
Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist
竺法 [Zhúfǎ] #69,664
Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha, archaic)
天竺牡丹 [tiānzhúmǔdan]
dahlia
竺书 [Zhúshū]
Buddhist texts (archaic)
竺乾 [Zhúqián]
Buddha (archaic)
竺学 [Zhúxué]
Buddhist doctrine (archaic)
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JAPANESE WORDS (14)
天竺 [てんじく] #46,529
India
唐天竺 [からてんじく] #125,457
China and India
天竺牡丹 [てんじくぼたん] #189,168
dahlia
天竺鼠 [てんじくねずみ] #209,518
guinea pig (any of five guinea pig species, esp. Cavia porcellus)
天竺木綿 [てんじくもめん] #265,411
cotton sheeting
天竺浪人 [てんじくろうにん] #296,044
wandering lordless samurai
アマゾン天竺鼠 [アマゾンてんじくねずみ]
shiny guinea pig (Cavia fulgida)
パンパス天竺鼠 [パンパスてんじくねずみ]
Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea)
ペルー天竺鼠 [ペルーてんじくねずみ]
montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii)
天竺楽 [てんじくがく]
gagaku of Indian origin
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