tuò

literary
technical
noun

Meaning of

箨 means the papery sheath of a bamboo shoot. Pronounced tuò.

  • the papery sheath of a bamboo shoot

Character Info

Radical
Strokes22
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Xīn
sǔn
chū
chū
 
tuò
bāo
wèi
tuō
 

The new bamboo shoots had just emerged, their sheaths not yet shed.

Zhú
tuò
céng
céng
bāo
guǒ
 
bǎo
zhe
nèn
sǔn
 

Layer upon layer of bamboo sheaths wrapped around and protected the tender shoots.

Chūn
 
mǎn
yuán
xīn
zhú
tuō
tuò
jié
 

In spring days, new bamboo throughout the garden shed their sheaths and grew by sections.

Measure Words

/ piàn
Primary
/ céng