笋 (sǔn): bamboo shoot
笋 (sǔn) is a Chinese character meaning “bamboo shoot.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺮ (semantic) and 尹 (phonetic). It ranks #3666 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 笋 bamboo. Its radical form 竹 (bamboo) appears in many related characters such as 第 (dì, (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth")), 等 (děng, to wait for), 笑 (xiào, to laugh).
Definitions
- bamboo shoot
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芦笋noun | lú sǔn | asparagus |
| 笋尖noun | sǔn jiān | bamboo shoot tip |
| 竹笋noun | zhú sǔn | bamboo shoot |
| 雨后春笋 | yǔ hòu chūn sǔn | lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) |
| 石笋 | shí sǔn | stalagmite |
| 冬笋noun | dōng sǔn | winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil) |
| 莴笋 | wō sǔn | celtuce |
| 笋子 | sǔn zi | bamboo shoot |
| 玉米笋 | yù mǐ sǔn | baby corn |
| 茭白笋 | jiāo bái sǔn | edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰, aka water bamboo |
| 春笋noun | chūn sǔn | springtime bamboo shoots |
| 黎笋 | lí sǔn | Le Duan (1907-1986), Vietnamese communist politician |
笋 appears in 12 compound words: 17 as the first character, 83 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
过去两年里,大模型的能力突飞猛进,各类配套插件与工具也如雨后春笋般涌现。
guò qù liǎng nián lǐ , dà mó xíng de néng lì tū fēi měng jìn , gè lèi pèi tào chā jiàn yǔ gōng jù yě rú yǔ hòu chūn sǔn bān yǒng xiàn .
Over the past two years, the capabilities of large language models have advanced by leaps and bounds, and all kinds of supporting plugins and tools have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.
像竹笋、茭白这样的蔬菜,可多煮一会。
xiàng zhú sǔn , 茭 bái zhè yàng de shū cài , kě duō zhǔ yī huì .
Vegetables like bamboo shoots and water bamboo can be cooked a little longer.
邓燕提醒,过敏急性期应避免食用海鲜、牛羊肉、芒果、竹笋、辛辣刺激食物及已知过敏食物。
dèng yàn tí xǐng , guò mǐn jí xìng qī yīng bì miǎn shí yòng hǎi xiān , niú yáng ròu , máng guǒ , zhú sǔn , xīn là cì jī shí wù jí yǐ zhī guò mǐn shí wù .
Deng Yan advises that during the acute phase of an allergic reaction, individuals should avoid seafood, beef, lamb, mangoes, bamboo shoots, spicy and irritating foods, and any foods known to cause allergies.
鲜竹笋爆炒前,要冷水下锅到水开后再焯煮5至10分钟。
xiān zhú sǔn bào chǎo qián , yào lěng shuǐ xià guō dào shuǐ kāi hòu zài chāo zhǔ 5 zhì 1 0 fēn zhōng .
Before stir-frying fresh bamboo shoots, place them in a pot of cold water, bring to a boil, and then blanch them for 5 to 10 minutes.
在这里,智慧农贸系统实时跳动,摊位上春笋还带着临安天目山的泥土,蚕豆碧绿,河虾晶莹。
zài zhè lǐ , zhì huì nóng mào xì tǒng shí shí tiào dòng , tān wèi shàng chūn sǔn hái dài zhe lín ān tiān mù shān de ní tǔ , cán dòu bì lǜ , hé xiā jīng yíng .
Here, the smart farmers’ market system operates in real time; the spring bamboo shoots on the stalls still bear traces of soil from Tianmu Mountain in Lin’an, the fava beans are a vibrant green, and the river shrimp are crystal clear.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺮ (bamboo) component
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