筠 (yún) - Yun — refers to tough bamboo skin & bamboo

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yún ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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筠 · yún

Yun — refers to tough bamboo skin;

bamboo;

also used as a place name and in personal names, particularly feminine names.

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Usage highlights

Bamboo skinJunxi CountyJunzhouBamboo shootJunlian CountyGentle bamboo

Synonyms

  • 竹— bamboo
  • 箨— bamboo sheath

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The bamboo skin is called yun (筠).
  • She has a gentle name with yun (筠) in it.
  • Junlian County in Sichuan (筠连县).
  • Bamboo grove (筠竹).

Collocations

  • Bamboo skin(竹筠)
  • Junxi County(筠溪)
  • Junzhou(筠州)
  • Bamboo shoot(筠笋)
  • Junlian County(筠连县)
  • Gentle bamboo(温筠)

Idioms

  • Bamboo skin and pine resin(筠篁松脂)
  • Bamboo grove and stone path(筠径石路)
  • Gentle as bamboo(温如筠竹)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Traditionally associated with bamboo, symbolizing resilience, elegance, and integrity in Chinese culture.
  • Commonly used in feminine names for its gentle, refined connotations.
  • Also appears in place names, such as Junlian County in Sichuan Province.

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