笋 (sǔn) — bamboo shoot
Definition
noun
bamboo shoot
Measure word · 根
Easily confused
Examples
- 笋。Wǒ zài shì chǎng mǎi le yì jīn sǔn.I bought a jin of bamboo shoots at the market.
- 笋。sǔn Chǎo ròu piàn hěn hǎo chī.Stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat slices are delicious.
- 笋。Chūn tiān shì chī sǔn de jì jié.Spring is the season to eat bamboo shoots.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 筍; 笋 is its simplified writing.
In the traditional form 筍, 竹 points to bamboo and 旬 gives the sound; the simplified 笋 is only a later shorthand.
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