竹 · zhú

bamboo

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#118

Kangxi

6

Strokes

#31

Frequency

Visual hint

Two bamboo branches; at the top it often shortens to ⺮.

Often relates to bamboo, bamboo objects, writing materials, or slender objects.

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Trace the radical, simplified, traditional, and variant forms when available.

竹⺮

3 examples

笔

bǐ

pen; brush

HSK 1

笑

xiào

to laugh; smile

HSK 1

筷

kuài

chopsticks

HSK 3

The radical 竹/⺮ often appears at the top and relates to bamboo or traditional objects.

⺮ looks like two small bamboo tops above a character.

艹: ⺮ is a variant of 竹 and often has slanting strokes; 艹 is the grass radical and simpler.
禾: 竹 means bamboo; 禾 means grain plant.

What is the radical in the character 笔?