笋 (sǔn) · bamboo shoot

Meanings

1 bamboo shoot

竹笋 zhúsǔn Vegetables

Characters

笋

sǔn

bamboo shoot

Examples

HSK 5

这道笋炒肉很好吃。

Zhè dào sǔn chǎo ròu hěn hǎochī.

This stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots is delicious.

HSK 6

雨后春笋般地冒了出来。

Yǔhòu chūn sǔn bān de mào le chūlái.

Bamboo shoots sprang up after the rain.

HSK 7-9

春天的竹笋很嫩，特别好吃。

Chūntiān de zhú sǔn hěn nèn, tèbié hǎochī.

Spring bamboo shoots are tender and especially tasty.

Tips

usage

Common in 竹笋 ('bamboo shoot') and the vivid simile 雨后春笋 ('like bamboo shoots after rain'), said of things springing up rapidly in great numbers.

Components

radical

⺮ zhú

bamboo

The bamboo-cap radical on top (the compressed form of 竹) gives the meaning directly: a 笋 is the young shoot of bamboo.

phonetic

尹 yǐn

to govern; an official

Sits below the bamboo cap and supplies the sound element of the character; it carries no 'official' meaning here, serving only the phonetic role.

Stroke Order

笋 sǔn

Related Words

酸笋 suānsǔn

sour bamboo shoots / pickled bamboo shoots / fermented bamboo shoots

笋干老鸭煲 sǔngān lǎoyābāo

old duck soup with dried bamboo shoots

so wicked; so mean / savage; cutting / (lit.) to snatch bamboo shoots

焖笋 mènsǔn

braised bamboo shoots

莴笋叶 wōsǔnyè

celtuce leaves / leafy tops of stem lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. asparagina), cooked as a vegetable in Chinese cuisine

土笋冻 tǔsǔndòng

sea worm jelly

莴笋炒肉片 wōsǔn chǎo ròupiàn

celtuce stir-fried with sliced pork

莴笋炒蛋 wōsǔn chǎo dàn

celtuce stir-fried with scrambled egg