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八音 八音 [ba1 yin1] /ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)/the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories/music/ 2577 1
斑竹 斑竹 [ban1 zhu2] /mottled bamboo/ 7100 1
班竹 班竹 [Ban1 zhu2] /Banjul, capital of Gambia (Tw)/ 4830 1
寶山 宝山 [Bao3 shan1] /Baoshang District of Shanghai/Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang/Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan/ 4968 1
爆竹 爆竹 [bao4 zhu2] /firecracker/ 5628 1
成竹在胸 成竹在胸 [[cheng2zhu2-zai4xiong1]] /see 胸有成竹[xiong1you3cheng2zhu2]/ 144 2
簇莖石竹 簇茎石竹 [cu4 jing1 shi2 zhu2] /boreal carnation or northern pink/Dianthus repens (botany)/ 6076 1
大竹 大竹 [[Da4zhu2]] /see 大竹縣|大竹县[Da4zhu2 Xian4]/ 128 2
大竹縣 大竹县 [[Da4zhu2 Xian4]] /Dazhu, a county in Dazhou City 達州市|达州市[Da2zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan/ 128 2
獨島 独岛 [Du2 dao3] /Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹島|竹岛[Zhu2 dao3]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan/ 5129 1
放爆竹 放爆竹 [fang4 bao4 zhu2] /to set off firecrackers/ 7032 1
風城 风城 [[Feng1cheng2]] /the Windy City, nickname for Chicago 芝加哥[Zhi1jia1ge1], Wellington, New Zealand 惠靈頓|惠灵顿[Hui4ling2dun4] and Hsinchu, Taiwan 新竹[Xin1zhu2]/ 531 2
鳳尾竹 凤尾竹 [feng4 wei3 zhu2] /fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening/ 1343 1
腐竹 腐竹 [[fu3zhu2]] /rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated)/ 681 2
富貴竹 富贵竹 [fu4 gui4 zhu2] /lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)/ 4035 1
關西 关西 [Guan1 xi1] /Kansai region, Japan/Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan/ 4968 1
龜背竹 龟背竹 [gui1 bei4 zhu2] /split-leaf philodendron/Monstera deliciosa/ 5357 1
筀竹 筀竹 [gui4 zhu2] /bamboo (archaic)/ 7012 1
荷蘭石竹 荷兰石竹 [He2 lan2 shi2 zhu2] /grenadine/carnation/clove pink/Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)/ 6070 1
灰胸竹雞 灰胸竹鸡 [[hui1xiong1 zhu2ji1]] /(bird species of China) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)/ 950 2
夾竹桃 夹竹桃 [[jia1zhu2tao2]] /oleander (Nerium oleander)/ 26 2
箭竹 箭竹 [jian4 zhu2] /bamboo (genus Fargesia)/ 6012 1
金石絲竹 金石丝竹 [[jin1-shi2-si1-zhu2]] /(lit.) (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom)/(fig.) traditional Chinese music instruments/ 49 2
開運竹 开运竹 [kai1 yun4 zhu2] /lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)/ 4035 1
空竹 空竹 [kong1 zhu2] /Chinese yo-yo/ 7032 1
苦竹 苦竹 [ku3 zhu2] /bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus)/ 6561 1
[[le4]] /used in 簕竹[le4zhu2]/ 819 2
簕竹 簕竹 [[le4zhu2]] /spiny bamboo (Bambusa blumeana)/ 819 2
毛竹 毛竹 [mao2 zhu2] /moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc/ 5013 1
茅竹 茅竹 [mao2 zhu2] /variant of 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]/ 5013 1
孟宗竹 孟宗竹 [meng4 zong1 zhu2] /see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]/ 5013 1
綿竹 绵竹 [[Mian2zhu2]] /see 綿竹市|绵竹市[Mian2zhu2 Shi4]/ 376 2
綿竹市 绵竹市 [[Mian2zhu2 Shi4]] /Mianzhu, a county-level city in Deyang City 德陽市|德阳市[De2yang2 Shi4], Sichuan/ 362 2
墨竹工卡 墨竹工卡 [[Mo4zhu2gong1ka3]] /see 墨竹工卡縣|墨竹工卡县[Mo4zhu2gong1ka3 Xian4]/ 126 2
墨竹工卡縣 墨竹工卡县 [[Mo4zhu2gong1ka3 Xian4]] /Maizhokunggar, a county in Lhasa City 拉薩市|拉萨市[La1sa4 Shi4], Tibet/ 126 2
楠竹 楠竹 [nan2 zhu2] /see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]/ 5013 1
南竹 南竹 [nan2 zhu2] /see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]/ 5013 1
炮竹 炮竹 [pao4 zhu2] /firecracker/ 3448 1
破竹建瓴 破竹建瓴 [po4 zhu2 jian4 ling2] /lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force/ 6332 1
破竹之勢 破竹之势 [po4 zhu2 zhi1 shi4] /lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force/ 6332 1
敲竹槓 敲竹杠 [qiao1 zhu2 gang4] /extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness/ 6588 1
青梅竹馬 青梅竹马 [qing1 mei2 zhu2 ma3] /lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)/fig. innocent children's games/childhood sweethearts/a couple who grew up as childhood friends/ 4795 1
罄竹難書 罄竹难书 [[qing4zhu2-nan2shu1]] /(lit.) too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom)/(fig.) (of crimes or misdeeds) innumerable; beyond counting/ 49 2
山竹 山竹 [shan1 zhu2] /mangosteen/ 7044 1
麝香石竹 麝香石竹 [she4 xiang1 shi2 zhu2] /grenadine/carnation/clove pink/Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)/ 6070 1
獅頭石竹 狮头石竹 [shi1 tou2 shi2 zhu2] /grenadine/carnation/clove pink/Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)/ 6070 1
石竹 石竹 [shi2 zhu2] /China pink/Dianthus chinensis (botany)/ 6070 1
石竹科 石竹科 [shi2 zhu2 ke1] /Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)/ 6076 1
石竹目 石竹目 [shi2 zhu2 mu4] /Class Magnoliopsida (biology)/ 6070 1
石竹屬 石竹属 [shi2 zhu2 shu3] /Dianthus genus (carnations and pinks)/ 6076 1
勢如破竹 势如破竹 [shi4 ru2 po4 zhu2] /like a hot knife through butter (idiom)/with irresistible force/ 5099 1
絲竹 丝竹 [si1 zhu2] /traditional Chinese musical instruments/music/ 4633 1
絲竹管弦 丝竹管弦 [[si1-zhu2-guan3-xian2]] /(lit.) string and wind instruments (idiom)/(fig.) traditional Chinese ensemble music/ 49 2
文竹 文竹 [wen2 zhu2] /setose asparagus/ 6918 1
湘妃竹 湘妃竹 [xiang1 fei1 zhu2] /same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huang2] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death/ 2146 1
香山區 香山区 [[Xiang1shan1 Qu1]] /Hsiangshan, a district of Hsinchu 新竹市[Xin1zhu2 Shi4], Taiwan/ 940 2
新竹 新竹 [Xin1 zhu2] /Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries/Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan/ 6037 1
新竹市 新竹市 [Xin1 zhu2 shi4] /Hsinchu, city in north Taiwan noted for its high tech industries/ 6079 1
新竹縣 新竹县 [Xin1 zhu2 Xian4] /Xinzhu or Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan/ 4968 1
胸有成竹 胸有成竹 [[xiong1you3cheng2zhu2]] /(idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind/ 144 2
煙花爆竹 烟花爆竹 [yan1 hua1 bao4 zhu2] /fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)/ 2113 1
玉竹 玉竹 [yu4 zhu2] /angular Solomon's seal/Polygonatum odoratum/ 5170 1
[[zhu2]] /(bound form) bamboo/Kangxi radical 118/ 299 2
竹板 竹板 [zhu2 ban3] /bamboo clapper boards used in folk theater/ 6421 1
竹篦 竹篦 [zhu2 bi4] /bamboo comb/ 5705 1
竹編 竹编 [zhu2 bian1] /wickerwork/ 6422 1
竹帛 竹帛 [zhu2 bo2] /bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper)/ 6891 1
竹布 竹布 [zhu2 bu4] /light cotton fabric/ 4297 1
竹刀 竹刀 [zhu2 dao1] /shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)/ 5869 1
竹島 竹岛 [Zhu2 dao3] /Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 獨島|独岛[Du2 dao3]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan/ 5129 1
竹箍兒 竹箍儿 [zhu2 gu1 r5] /bamboo hoop/bamboo band/ 6193 1
竹管 竹管 [zhu2 guan3] /bamboo pipe/ 6767 1
竹鮫 竹鲛 [zhu2 jiao1] /see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼[ma3 jiao1 yu2]/ 5621 1
竹節 竹节 [zhu2 jie2] /bamboo joint/ 4703 1
竹籃 竹篮 [zhu2 lan2] /wicker basket/ 6048 1
竹籃打水 竹篮打水 [zhu2 lan2 da3 shui3] /using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort/ 6048 1
竹籃打水,一場空 竹篮打水,一场空 [zhu2 lan2 da3 shui3 , yi1 chang2 kong1] /using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort/ 4849 1
竹籬笆 竹篱笆 [zhu2 li2 ba1] /fence/ 6604 1
竹馬 竹马 [zhu2 ma3] /bamboo stick used as a toy horse/ 5136 1
竹馬之交 竹马之交 [zhu2 ma3 zhi1 jiao1] /childhood friend (idiom)/ 5136 1
竹馬之友 竹马之友 [zhu2 ma3 zhi1 you3] /see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhu2 ma3 zhi1 jiao1]/ 5135 1
竹木 竹木 [zhu2 mu4] /bamboo and wood/ 6961 1
竹排 竹排 [zhu2 pai2] /bamboo raft/ 5178 1
竹器 竹器 [zhu2 qi4] /utensil made of bamboo/ 4862 1
竹青 竹青 [zhu2 qing1] /bamboo bark/bamboo green (color)/ 4640 1
竹茹 竹茹 [zhu2 ru2] /bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine/ 6303 1
竹笙 竹笙 [zhu2 sheng1] /bamboo fungus/ 6175 1
竹書紀年 竹书纪年 [Zhu2 shu1 Ji4 nian2] /Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC/ 6011 1
竹絲雞 竹丝鸡 [zhu2 si1 ji1] /black-boned chicken/silky fowl/silkie/Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson/see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1]/ 6043 1
竹筒 竹筒 [zhu2 tong3] /bamboo tube/bamboo pipe/ 6781 1
竹葉青 竹叶青 [zhu2 ye4 qing1] /Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)/ 6781 1
竹葉青蛇 竹叶青蛇 [zhu2 ye4 qing1 she2] /Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)/ 6781 1
竹輿 竹舆 [zhu2 yu2] /a bamboo carriage/a palanquin/ 6964 1
竹芋 竹芋 [zhu2 yu4] /Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)/ 6781 1
竹園 竹园 [Zhu2 yuan2] /Chuk Yuen (place in Hong Kong)/ 2831 1
竹製 竹制 [zhu2 zhi4] /made of bamboo/ 6285 1
竹北 竹北 [[Zhu2bei3]] /Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan/ 940 2
竹北市 竹北市 [[Zhu2bei3 Shi4]] /Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan/ 940 2
竹鞭 竹鞭 [[zhu2bian1]] /bamboo rhizome/bamboo whip/ 353 2
竹竿 竹竿 [[zhu2gan1]] /bamboo pole/ 291 2
竹篙 竹篙 [[zhu2gao1]] /bamboo pole (used to punt a boat)/ 273 2
竹篁 竹篁 [[zhu2huang2]] /(literary) bamboo forest/ 229 2
竹簡 竹简 [[zhu2jian3]] /bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)/ 865 2
竹節草 竹节草 [[zhu2jie2cao3]] /Mackie's pest; lovegrass (Chrysopogon aciculatus)/ 371 2
竹林 竹林 [[zhu2lin2]] /bamboo forest/ 229 2
竹篾 竹篾 [[zhu2mie4]] /bamboo strip/ 898 2
竹內 竹内 [[Zhu2nei4]] /Takeuchi (Japanese surname)/ 929 2
竹籤 竹签 [[zhu2qian1]] /bamboo skewer/bamboo slip used in divination or gambling/ 502 2
竹山 竹山 [[Zhu2shan1]] /see 竹山縣|竹山县[Zhu2shan1 Xian4]/ 24 2
竹山縣 竹山县 [[Zhu2shan1 Xian4]] /Zhushan, a county in Shiyan City 十堰市[Shi2yan4 Shi4], Hubei/ 311 2
竹鼠 竹鼠 [[zhu2shu3]] /bamboo rat/ 306 2
竹蓀 竹荪 [[zhu2sun1]] /bamboo fungus; veiled lady mushroom (Phallus indusiatus)/ 889 2
竹筍 竹笋 [[zhu2sun3]] /bamboo shoot/ 300 2
竹筒倒豆子 竹筒倒豆子 [[zhu2tong3 dao4 dou4zi5]] /like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube (metaphor for blurting everything out at once)/ 405 2
竹溪 竹溪 [[Zhu2xi1]] /see 竹溪縣|竹溪县[Zhu2xi1 Xian4]/ 339 2
竹溪縣 竹溪县 [[Zhu2xi1 Xian4]] /Zhuxi, a county in Shiyan City 十堰市[Shi2yan4 Shi4], Hubei/ 339 2
竹蓆 竹席 [[zhu2xi2]] /bamboo mat/ 287 2
竹啄木鳥 竹啄木鸟 [[zhu2zhuo2mu4niao3]] /(bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)/ 948 2
竹子 竹子 [[zhu2zi5]] /bamboo/CL:棵[ke1],根[gen1]/ 299 2
紫竹 紫竹 [zi3 zhu2] /black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)/ 6471 1
棕胸竹雞 棕胸竹鸡 [[zong1xiong1 zhu2ji1]] /(bird species of China) mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)/ 948 2

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