竹
zhú
Bamboo is the radical, No. 118. The seal writing represents the drooping whorl of leaves, the inverse of 屮 chè a sprouting plant. When written above another character in composition it is ⺮.
Compound
竹笋 zhúsǔn – bamboo shoots
竹子 zhúzi – bamboo
Learn more about 竹 at Wikionary
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