竹 zuk¹ {zhú}

1. bamboo
2. CL: 棵,支,根

竹簽〔-签〕 zuk¹ cim¹ {zhú qiān}

Bamboo stick; a bamboo skewer

竹籤〔-签〕 zuk¹ cim¹ {zhú qiān}

Bamboo stick; a bamboo skewer

竹竿 zuk¹ gon¹ {zhú gān}

Bamboo poles

竹篙 zuk¹ gou¹ {zhú gāo}

a bamboo pole

竹館〔-馆〕 zuk¹ gun² {zhú guǎn}

(noun) a mah-jong playing house, in where people play mah-jong games for gambling

竹棚 zuk¹ paang⁴ {zhú péng}

bamboo scaffolding

竹紗〔-纱〕 zuk¹ saa¹ {zhú shā}

poplin

竹升 zuk¹ sing¹ {zhú shēng}

(noun) a foreign-born Chinese; a term to describe a Chinese who was born or brought up overseas, normally used in a derogatory sense to imply that they are lacking in Chinese culture and values; a thick bamboo pole

竹昇〔-升〕 zuk¹ sing¹ {zhú shēng}

(noun) a foreign-country born Chinese such as Canada born Chinese

竹樹〔-树〕 zuk¹ syu⁶ {zhú shù}

Bamboo 'tree' (strictly speaking bamboo belongs to the grass family, however many will call it bamboo 'tree' as it can grow to a very tall height)

竹蔗 zuk¹ ze³ {zhú zhè}

(food) a sugar cane

竹枝 zuk¹ zi¹ {zhú zhī}

bamboo stick

竹戰〔-战〕 zuk¹ zin³ {zhú zhàn}

(v.)(n.) to play mahjong; a mah-jong battle

竹帛 zuk¹ baak⁶ {zhú bó}

bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper)

竹板 zuk¹ baan² {zhú bǎn}

bamboo clapper boards used in folk theater

竹北 zuk¹ bak¹ {Zhú běi}

Zhubei or Chupei city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣, northwest Taiwan

竹篦 zuk¹ bei⁶ {zhú bì}

bamboo comb

竹布 zuk¹ bou³ {zhú bù}

light cotton fabric

竹青 zuk¹ ceng¹ {zhú qīng}

1. bamboo bark
2. bamboo green (color)

竹刀 zuk¹ dou¹ {zhú dāo}

shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)

竹島〔-岛〕 zuk¹ dou² {Zhú dǎo}

Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 獨島), disputed islands in Sea of Japan

竹東〔-东〕 zuk¹ dung¹ {Zhú dōng}

Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣, northwest Taiwan

竹簡〔-简〕 zuk¹ gaan² {zhú jiǎn}

bamboo writing slips in ancient times (joined together to form whole scrolls)

竹管 zuk¹ gun² {zhú guǎn}

bamboo pipe

竹器 zuk¹ hei³ {zhú qì}

utensil made of bamboo

竹輿〔-舆〕 zuk¹ jyu⁴ {zhú yú}

1. a bamboo carriage
2. a palanquin

竹茹 zuk¹ jyu⁴ {zhú rú}

bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine

竹園〔-园〕 zuk¹ jyun⁴ {Zhú Yuán}

Chuk Yuen (place in Hong Kong)

竹溪 zuk¹ kai¹ {Zhú xī}

Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei

竹崎 zuk¹ kei¹ {Zhú qí}

Zhuqi or Chuchi township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣, west Taiwan

竹籃〔-篮〕 zuk¹ laam⁴ {zhú lán}

wicker basket

竹林 zuk¹ lam⁴ {zhú lín}

bamboo forest

竹馬〔-马〕 zuk¹ maa⁵ {zhú mǎ}

bamboo stick used as a toy horse

竹篾 zuk¹ mit⁶ {zhú miè}

thin bamboo strips used for baskets

竹木 zuk¹ muk⁶ {zhú mù}

bamboo and wood

竹南 zuk¹ naam⁴ {Zhú nán}

Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣, northwest Taiwan

竹排 zuk¹ paai⁴ {zhú pái}

bamboo raft

竹編〔-编〕 zuk¹ pin¹ {zhú biān}

wickerwork

竹山 zuk¹ saan¹ {Zhú shān}

1. Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei
2. Zhushan or Chushan town in Nantou county 南投縣, central Taiwan

竹笙 zuk¹ sang¹ {zhú shēng}

bamboo fungus

竹筍〔-笋〕 zuk¹ seon² {zhú sǔn}

bamboo shoot

竹田 zuk¹ tin⁴ {Zhú tián}

Chutien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣, Taiwan

竹塘 zuk¹ tong⁴ {Zhú táng}

Chutang or Zhutang township in Changhua county 彰化縣, Taiwan

竹筒 zuk¹ tung² {zhú tǒng}

1. bamboo tube
2. bamboo pipe

竹芋 zuk¹ wu⁶ {zhú yù}

Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)

竹製〔-制〕 zuk¹ zai³ {zhú zhì}

made of bamboo

竹子 zuk¹ zi² {zhú zi}

1. bamboo
2. CL: 棵,支,根

竹節〔-节〕 zuk¹ zit³ {zhú jié}

bamboo joint

竹花頭〔--头〕 zuk¹ faa¹ tau² {zhú huā tou}

(Chinese radical) in a component form "艹"

竹昇麵〔-升面〕 zuk¹ sing¹ min⁶ {zhú shēng miàn}

Jook-sing noodles

竹升妹 zuk¹ sing¹ mui¹ {zhú shēng mèi}

a Chinese girl who grew up overseas

竹升仔 zuk¹ sing¹ zai² {zhú shēng zǐ}

Chinese who was born or raised overseas (slang)

竹枝詞〔--词〕 zuk¹ zi¹ ci⁴ {zhú zhī cí}

ancient folk songs with love

竹織鴨〔-织鸭〕 zuk¹ zik¹ aap² {zhú zhī yā}

a metaphor to describe a heartless person

竹北市 zuk¹ bak¹ si⁵ {Zhú běi Shì}

Zhubei or Chupei City in Hsinchu County 新竹縣, northwest Taiwan

竹東鎮〔-东镇〕 zuk¹ dung¹ zan³ {Zhú dōng zhèn}

Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣, northwest Taiwan

竹葉青〔-叶-〕 zuk¹ jip⁶ cing¹ {zhú yè qīng}

Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)

竹溪縣〔--县〕 zuk¹ kai¹ jyun⁶ {Zhú xī xiàn}

Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei

竹崎鄉〔--乡〕 zuk¹ kei¹ hoeng¹ {Zhú qí xiāng}

Zhuqi or Chuchi township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣, west Taiwan

竹箍兒〔--儿〕 zuk¹ ku¹ ji⁴ {zhú gū r}

1. bamboo hoop
2. bamboo band

竹籬笆〔-篱-〕 zuk¹ lei⁴ baa¹ {zhú lí bā}

fence

竹南鎮〔--镇〕 zuk¹ naam⁴ zan³ {Zhú nán zhèn}

Zhu'nan or Chu'nan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣, northwest Taiwan

竹山縣〔--县〕 zuk¹ saan¹ jyun⁶ {Zhú shān xiàn}

Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei

竹山鎮〔--镇〕 zuk¹ saan¹ zan³ {Zhú shān zhèn}

Zhushan or Chushan town in Nantou county 南投縣, central Taiwan

竹絲雞〔-丝鸡〕 zuk¹ si¹ gai¹ {zhú sī jī}

1. black-boned chicken
2. silky fowl
3. silkie
4. Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson
5. see also 烏骨雞

竹田鄉〔--乡〕 zuk¹ tin⁴ hoeng¹ {Zhú tián xiāng}

Chutien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣, Taiwan

竹塘鄉〔--乡〕 zuk¹ tong⁴ hoeng¹ {Zhú táng xiāng}

Chutang or Zhutang township in Changhua county 彰化縣, Taiwan

竹啄木鳥〔---鸟〕 zuk¹ doek³ muk⁶ niu⁵ {zhú zhuó mù niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)

竹葉青蛇〔-叶--〕 zuk¹ jip⁶ cing¹ se⁴ {zhú yè qīng shé}

Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)

竹籃打水〔-篮--〕 zuk¹ laam⁴ daa² seoi² {zhú lán dǎ shuǐ}

using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

竹馬之交〔-马--〕 zuk¹ maa⁵ zi¹ gaau¹ {zhú mǎ zhī jiāo}

childhood friend (idiom)

竹書紀年〔-书纪-〕 zuk¹ syu¹ gei² nin⁴ {Zhú shū Jì nián}

Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC

竹筒倒豆子 zuk¹ tung² dou² dau² zi² {zhú tǒng dǎo dòu zi}

1. to pour beans out of a bamboo tube
2. to come clean
3. to make a clean breast of things

竹籃打水，一場空〔-篮----场-〕 zuk¹ laam⁴ daa² seoi² ，jat¹ coeng⁴ hung¹ {zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng}

using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort