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笕

jiǎn

Character Traditional 筧

What 笕 means

1. bamboo conduit
2. water pipe of bamboo

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.

• 简jiǎnsimple; uncomplicated; letter
• 签qiānto sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document…
• 篇piānsheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)
• 箭jiànarrow
• 笺jiānletter; note-paper
• 箝qiánpliers; pincers; to clamp
• 笾biānbamboo tazza used in ancient times to hold dry food for sacrifices or at banquets
• 筅xiǎnbamboo brush for utensils

Sounds the same

Read jiǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 检to check; to examine; to inspect
• 简simple; uncomplicated; letter
• 减to lower; to decrease; to reduce
• 剪(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out…
• 捡to pick up; to collect; to gather
• 柬card; note; letter
• 俭(bound form) frugal; thrifty
• 拣to choose; to pick; to sort out
• 蹇lame; cripple; unfortunate
• 茧(bound form) cocoon; (bound form) callus (variant of 趼
• 碱(chemistry) base; alkali; soda
• 睑eyelid