竹 (zhú) · the bamboo radical

竹 is radical number 118 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. It means “bamboo”, has 6 strokes, and is often written as ⺮ inside other characters. It appears in 14 HSK 1–4 characters on Hanzi Grove.

HSK 1 characters with 竹 (3)

• 笑xiàolaugh
• 第dìordinal prefix
• 答dáanswer

HSK 2 characters with 竹 (6)

• 笔bǐwriting brush
• 等děngto wait
• 筷kuàichopsticks
• 算suànto calculate
• 篇piānsheet
• 篮lánbasket

HSK 3 characters with 竹 (3)

• 简jiǎnsimple
• 管guǎnto take care (of)
• 箱xiāngbox

HSK 4 characters with 竹 (2)

• 符fúamulet
• 笨bènstupid