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bamboo

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
jiǎo, jiào
Bamboo ⺮ used to tie 交 things; 交 also provides the pronunciation
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 交 mingle =
筊 bamboo
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
交 Meaning component
jiāo mingle
mix
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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
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
筊
Regular
Modern
Chinese
筊 [jiǎo]
bamboo rope
筊 [jiào]
variant of 珓[jiào]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
掷筊 [zhì​jiǎo]
poe divination, a traditional Chinese divination method where a pair of crescent-shaped wooden or bamboo blocks is thrown on the ground, with the positions of the blocks determining the divine answer
掷筊 [zhì​jiǎo]
poe divination, a traditional Chinese divination method where a pair of crescent-shaped wooden or bamboo blocks is thrown on the ground, with the positions of the blocks determining the divine answer
杯筊 [bēi​jiǎo]
see 杯珓[bēi​jiào]
筊杯 [jiǎo​bēi]
see 杯珓[bēi​jiào]