Word: 竹 (zhú) 竹 dictionary entry zhú bamboo; Kangxi radical 118 Full dictionary entry for 竹 Example sentences using 竹 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 人有志，竹有节 rén yǒuzhì, zhú yǒu jié people have ambition, bamboo has joints 火烧竹竿儿,节节爆 huǒshāo zhú gānr,jiéjié bào Fire burning a bamboo pole: it bursts joint by joint 竹筛子打水，漏洞百出 zhú shāizi dǎ shuǐ, lòudòngbǎichū drawing water in a bamboo sieve: leaks everywhere