笋 sǔn

bamboo shoots

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DEFINITIONS

  • bamboo shoots
  • bamboo shoot

STROKES

WORDS

芦笋 lú sǔn asparagus
竹笋 zhú sǔn bamboo shoot
冬笋 dōng sǔn winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)
石笋 shí sǔn stalagmite
莴笋 wō sǔn Chinese lettuce; celtuce; asparagus lettuce; celery lettuce; stem lettuce
雨后春笋 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth; many new things emerge in rapid succession
春笋 chūn sǔn springtime bamboo shoots; fig. (of woman's fingers) tender and delicate
玉米笋 yù mǐ sǔn baby corn
茭白笋 jiāo bái sǔn edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo
黎笋 lí sǔn Le Duan (1907-1986), Vietnamese communist politician
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