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Radical · bamboo tools, writing

The bamboo radical

Two bamboo leaves. Ancient pens and chopsticks were bamboo, so writing tools carry it.

29 characters carry it

Tap a character to open its word family. The shared part is doing the same job in every one.

第 B1

第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第第一手dìyīshǒufirst-hand

等 B2

等děngto wait for 等děngto wait for 等到děngdàoto wait until 等待děngdàito wait

笑 B2

笑xiàoold variant of 笑好笑hǎoxiàolaughable 开玩笑kāi wánxiàoto play a joke 笑话xiàohuajoke

笔 B2

笔bǐwriting brush 笔记bǐjìto take down (in writing)笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook (stationery) (CL:本)铅笔qiānbǐ(lead) pencil

篮 B2

篮球lánqiúbasketball摇篮yáoláncradle (for a baby)

算 B3

打算dǎsuànto plan 算suànto calculate 计算jìsuànto calculate 计算机jìsuànjīcomputer

答 B3

回答huídáto reply 答应dāyingto answer 答dáto answer 答案dá’ànanswer

简 B3

简单jiǎndānsimple 简历jiǎnlìcurriculum vitae (CV)简直jiǎnzhísimply 简化jiǎnhuàto simplify

箱 B3

冰箱bīngxiāngrefrigerator 箱子xiāngzisuitcase 邮箱yóuxiāngmailbox 后备箱hòubèixiāngtrunk

筷 B3

管 B4

不管bùguǎnnot to be concerned 管guǎnvariant of 管管理guǎnlǐto supervise 尽管jǐnguǎndespite

签 B4

签证qiānzhèngvisa 签qiānto sign one's name 签订qiāndìngto agree to and sign (a treaty etc)签名qiānmíngto sign (one's name with a pen etc)

符 B4

符合fúhéin accordance with 不符bùfúinconsistent 符号fúhàosymbol

籍 B4

国籍guójínationality 书籍shūjíbooks 古籍gǔjíancient text籍贯jíguànone's ancestral home (registered place of