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筅
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bamboo brush

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
xiǎn
セン
ささら
선
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 先 ahead =
筅 bamboo brush
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
bamboo
先 Phonetic component
xiān ahead
first, former, previous
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol
Chinese
筅 [xiǎn]
bamboo brush for utensils
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
筅 せん
Sen surname
CHINESE WORDS (1)
筅帚 [xiǎn​zhǒu]
(dialect) pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
茶筅 [ちゃせん] #73,120
tea whisk
茶筅髪 [ちゃせんがみ] #254,777
hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
茶筅羊歯 [ちゃせんしだ]
maidenhair spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)