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笋 sǔn

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笋 sǔn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sǔn | sun3
English translation
bamboo shoots

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About 笋 sǔn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

筍 sǔn

Contains the radical

⺮ zhú

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

bamboo

Etymology of 笋 sǔn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱⺮尹

Semantic compound

⺮ zhú

Phonetic compound

尹 yǐn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ zhú represents the meaning and 尹 yǐn represents the sound. Simplified form of 筍 sǔn .

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Example sentences using 笋 sǔn

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厨师 chú shī 安东用 yòng 龙虾 lóng xiā 和 hé 芦笋 lú sǔn 搭配 dāpèi ，制作 zhìzuò 出 chū 了 le 一道 yī dào 口感 kǒu gǎn 很 hěn 好 hǎo 的 de 菜肴 cài yáo 。

Anton the chef concocts a sensual coupling of lobster and asparagus.

竹笋 zhú sǔn 是 shì 熊猫 xióngmāo 的 de 主要 zhǔyào 食物 shíwù ，这是人所共知 rén suǒ gòng zhī 的。

It is well known that bamboo shoots are a panda's staple diet.

剪 Jiǎn 掉 diào 芦笋 lú sǔn 上 shǎng 粗硬或 huò 老 lǎo 掉 diào 的 de 梗子。

Trim any tough or woody stalks from the asparagus.

Words with 笋 sǔn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
芦笋 lú sǔn asparagus蘆筍
笋 sǔn bamboo shoot筍 sǔn
竹笋 zhú sǔn bamboo shoot竹筍
雨后春笋 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn many new things emerge in rapid succession雨後春筍
莴笋 wō sǔn celtuce萵筍
冬笋 dōng sǔn winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)冬筍
石笋 shí sǔn stalagmite石筍
春笋 chūn sǔn springtime bamboo shoots春筍

笋 sǔn Decomposition & Compounds

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