笋

sǔn

s+ǔn·3rd tone

bamboo shoot

Radical: 竹 Strokes: 10

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍等笼

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍等笼箭箱签

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Character Decomposition

笋=⺮+尹

Etymology

bamboo

Meanings

bamboo shoot

sǔn

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Words with 笋 95 total

winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)冬笋dōng sǔn asparagus芦笋lú sǔn stalagmite石笋shí sǔn

Idioms with 笋 2 total Chain

lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth · many new things emerge in rapid succession雨后春笋yǔ hòu chūn sǔn