Chinese symbol for “bamboo”
竹
zhú
(bound form) bamboo; Kangxi radical 118
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bamboo is 竹 (zhú), defined as: (bound form) bamboo; Kangxi radical 118.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “bamboo”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 竹子 | zhú zi | bamboo; measure word: 棵 (kē), 根 (gēn) |
| 箭竹 | jiàn zhú | bamboo (genus Fargesia) |
| 筀 | guì | bamboo (archaic) |
| 筀竹 | guì zhú | bamboo (archaic) |
| 篜 | zhēng | bamboo |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 竹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 竹子 | zhú zi | bamboo; measure word: 棵 (kē), 根 (gēn) |
| 竹林 | zhú lín | bamboo forest |
| 竹竿 | zhú gān | bamboo pole |
| 青梅竹马 (青梅竹馬) | qīng méi zhú mǎ | lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom); fig. innocent children's games |
| 爆竹 | bào zhú | firecracker |
| 竹笋 (竹筍) | zhú sǔn | bamboo shoot |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bamboo”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.