笋 meaning and stroke order
Bamboo shoots
How to write 笋, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 笋
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- bamboo shoot
- variant of 筍|笋[sun3]
How 笋 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bamboo.
⺮ gives the meaning and 尹 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺮ (bamboo), shared by 149 characters on this site.
How to remember 笋
The bamboo top ⺮ tells you this is about bamboo, and 尹 (yǐn) below gives a hint at the sound. Picture a young shoot pushing up from the ground under the bamboo leaves.
笋 (sǔn) means bamboo shoot and is a common ingredient in Chinese cooking, often called 竹笋 (zhúsǔn). It also appears in the names of other young shoots, like 芦笋 (lúsǔn) asparagus. Example: 我喜欢吃炒笋。(Wǒ xǐhuan chī chǎo sǔn.) I like eating stir-fried bamboo shoots.
Common mistake: Learners often write the bottom as 尹 with an extra stroke or confuse it with 君 (jūn), which has 口 underneath. Also keep the third tone in sǔn, not the fourth tone.
Common words with 笋
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 芦笋 | lúsǔn | asparagus; edible young shoots of reeds |
笋 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 笋
How many strokes are in 笋?
笋 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 笋 mean?
笋 (sǔn) means bamboo shoots. A common word with it is 芦笋 (lúsǔn), meaning "asparagus; edible young shoots of reeds".
How do you pronounce 笋?
笋 is pronounced sǔn, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 笋?
The radical of 笋 is ⺮, which carries the idea of "bamboo". Dictionaries list 笋 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 笋?
The traditional form of 笋 is 筍. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 笋 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 雨后春笋 mean?
雨后春笋 (yǔ hòu chūn sǔn) literally means bamboo shoots after spring rain. It describes things appearing quickly and in large numbers, like new shops opening everywhere.
Is 笋 only used for bamboo?
Mostly it means bamboo shoots, but it can refer to tender young shoots of other plants too. The best example is 芦笋 (lúsǔn), which means asparagus.