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笋

sǔn

Character Traditional 筍

What 笋 means

1. bamboo shoot

Other readings

笋 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• sǔnvariant of {笋|sǔn}

Example sentences

• 汤姆吃芦笋，但是他弟弟不吃。
  Tāngmǔ chī lúsǔn, dànshì tā dìdi bù chī.
  Tom eats asparagus, but his brother doesn't.
• 汤姆爱吃芦笋，但是他的弟弟不爱吃。
  Tom likes asparagus, but his brother doesn't.

Words starting with 笋

• 笋子sǔn zibamboo shoot
• 笋尖sǔn jiānbamboo shoot tip

Words containing 笋

• 雨后春笋yǔ hòu chūn sǔnlit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth…
• 竹笋zhú sǔnbamboo shoot
• 冬笋dōng sǔnwinter bamboo shoots…
• 春笋chūn sǔnspringtime bamboo shoots; fig. (of woman's fingers) tender and delicate
• 石笋shí sǔnstalagmite
• 芦笋lú sǔnasparagus
• 黎笋Lí SǔnLe Duan (1907-1986), Vietnamese communist politician
• 玉米笋yù mǐ sǔnbaby corn
• 莴笋wō sǔnceltuce; stem lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. asparagina), aka Chinese lettuce
• 茭白笋jiāo bái sǔnedible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰

Characters built on 竹

These share the phonetic component 竹 (zhú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 筠jūnused in 筠连
• 筼yúnused in 筼筜

Characters that look like 笋

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should
• 带dàiband; belt; girdle
• 萨sàused in 菩萨; used in transliteration
• 荞qiáocommon mallow (Malva sinensis); variant of 荞
• 羿Yìsurname Yi; name of a legendary archer (also called 后羿
• 莘shēnlong; numerous

Sounds the same

Read sǔn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 损(bound form) to decrease; to diminish; (bound form) to harm; to damage…
• 隼falcon; Taiwan pr. zhǔn
• 榫(cabinetmaking) tenon
• 簨cross-beam for hanging bells