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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhú

竹

竹

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bamboo

Numbered pinyin
zhu2
English meanings
bamboo

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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    xióng熊māo猫xǐhuan喜欢chī吃zhúzi竹子。

    Pandas like to eat bamboo.

  2. 02

    zhè这piàn片zhú竹lín林hěn很màomì茂密。

    This bamboo forest is very dense.

Explore words connected to this character.

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