筍 meaning and stroke order
Bamboo shoots
How to write 筍, stroke by stroke
12 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 筍
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- bamboo shoot
How 筍 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bamboo.
⺮ gives the meaning and 旬 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺮ (bamboo), shared by 149 characters on this site.
How to remember 筍
The bamboo top ⺮ tells you this is about bamboo, and 旬 (xún) below gives a hint of the sound. Picture a young shoot pushing up under the bamboo leaves.
筍 (sǔn) means bamboo shoot and appears in food words. It is the traditional form; in mainland simplified writing you will usually see 笋, as in 芦笋 (lúsǔn) asparagus. Example: 我很喜欢吃竹筍。(Wǒ hěn xǐhuan chī zhúsǔn.) I really like eating bamboo shoots.
Common mistake: Learners often read the bottom part 旬 and say xún, but the character is pronounced sǔn with a third tone. Also do not confuse 旬 with 句 (jù); 旬 has 日 inside, not 口.
Common words with 筍
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 蘆筍 | lúsǔn | asparagus; edible young shoots of reeds |
Questions about 筍
How many strokes are in 筍?
筍 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 筍 mean?
筍 (sǔn) means bamboo shoots. A common word with it is 芦笋 (lúsǔn), meaning "asparagus; edible young shoots of reeds".
How do you pronounce 筍?
筍 is pronounced sǔn, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 筍?
The radical of 筍 is ⺮, which carries the idea of "bamboo". Dictionaries list 筍 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 筍?
筍 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 笋, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 筍 and 笋?
They are the same word, sǔn. 筍 is used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, while 笋 is the common form in mainland China.
How do you say bamboo shoots as a full word?
Say 竹筍 (zhúsǔn), which literally means bamboo shoot. In menus you may also see 春筍 (chūnsǔn) spring bamboo shoots or 冬筍 (dōngsǔn) winter bamboo shoots.