Shuowen component 143: 竹
About this component
Component: 竹
Seal font (Chongxi): 竹
Mandarin: zhú
Sino-Vietnamese: trúc
Japanese: チク (chiku) ; たけ (take)
Korean: CWUK / 죽
Unihan definition: bamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118
Variants: 廾
Shuowen entry
冬生艸也。象形。下垂者，箁箬也。凡竹之屬皆从竹。