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bamboo

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
bì
ヒチ、ヒツ
まがき
필
Components
Traditional (篳)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 畢 complete =
篳 bamboo
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
bamboo
畢 Phonetic component
complete
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Simplified (筚)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 毕 end =
筚 wicker
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
bamboo
毕 Phonetic component
bì end
end, finish, conclude
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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)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
筚
Regular
Modern
Chinese
筚 / 篳 [bì]
wicker
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
筚路蓝缕 [bì​lù​lán​lǚ] #57,146
the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
筚门闺窦 [bì​mén​guī​dòu]
wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel
蓬筚 [péng​bì]
poor person's house
蓬筚生光 [péng​bì​shēng​guāng]
Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
蓬门筚户 [péng​mén​bì​hù]
overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
篳篥 [ひちりき] #121,296
small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below)