舳
bamboo; bamboo slips; musical instrument; surname
Meanings
4 senses · 8 examplesnoun
bamboo; perennial woody evergreen plant
Refers to the plant itself or bamboo groves. Often used in compounds.
There are hundreds of bamboo stalks in this bamboo grove.
Pandas love to eat fresh bamboo shoots the most.
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We planted several clumps of bamboo in our courtyard.
noun
bamboo slip; ancient writing material
archaicHistorical usage. Before paper was invented, Chinese characters were written on bamboo slips strung together.
Before the invention of papermaking, ancient people wrote characters on bamboo slips.
These unearthed bamboo slips have very high historical value.
noun
musical instruments made of bamboo
Traditional Chinese music classification (八音之一). Refers specifically to wind instruments like flutes and xiao made of bamboo.
Among the eight sounds, 'zhu' refers to instruments like the xiao and flute.
The sound of stringed and bamboo instruments is pleasing to the ear.
proper noun
surname Zhu
A Chinese family name.
Mr. Zhu is my calligraphy teacher.