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笋
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bamboo shoot

HSK 10
Human →Body
sǔn
ジュン、シュン、イン
たけのこ、たかんな
순
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 旬 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (筍)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 旬 decameron =
筍 bamboo shoot
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
旬 Phonetic component
xún decameron
ten-day period
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Simplified (笋)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 尹 overseer =
笋 bamboo shoots
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
尹 Phonetic component
yǐn overseer
govern
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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
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
筍
Regular
Modern
Chinese
笋 / 筍 [sǔn]
bamboo shoot
Japanese
筍 、 竹の子 、 笋 (rare) たけのこ 、 タケノコ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana bamboo shoot
  2. usually kanaabbrev. young, inexperienced doctor
筍 、 笋 たかんな 、 たかむな 、 たこうな 同音
noun archaic bamboo shoot
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (10)
芦笋 [lú​sǔn] #23,181
asparagus
竹笋 [zhú​sǔn] #56,155
bamboo shoot
雨后春笋 [yǔ​hòu​chūn​sǔn] #24,452
lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth
莴笋 [wō​sǔn] #33,971
Chinese lettuce
冬笋 [dōng​sǔn] #38,854
winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)
石笋 [shí​sǔn] #39,069
stalagmite
春笋 [chūn​sǔn] #41,016
springtime bamboo shoots
玉米笋 [yù​mǐ​sǔn]
baby corn
茭白笋 [jiāo​bái​sǔn]
edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰[gū], aka water bamboo
黎笋 [Lí​Sǔn]
Le Duan (1907-1986), Vietnamese communist politician
JAPANESE WORDS (9)
⭐ 筍 [たけのこ] #52,430
bamboo shoot
石筍 [せきじゅん] #87,461
stalagmite
雨後の筍 [うごのたけのこ] #114,297
similar things turning up one after another
筍虫 [たけのこむし] #278,493
horse botfly larva
筍医者 [たけのこいしゃ]
young, inexperienced doctor
竹の子生活 [たけのこせいかつ]
selling one's personal effects in order to live (like peeling the layers of a bamboo shoot one by one)
筍貝 [タケノコガイ]
auger shell (Terebra subulata)
海茸貝 [うみたけがい]
dilate piddock (Barnea dilatata)
筍干 [しゅんかん]
dish of seasonal vegetables and bamboo shoots
KOREAN WORDS (2)
새筍
bud; shoot; sprout
죽순
bamboo shoot