⺮

"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)

Mnemonic symbol: a bamboo stick.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is cooking bamboo shoots in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). He's cooking them in a large pot and stirs them with a bamboo stick (⺮).

⺮ character breakdown

The character ⺮ cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with ⺮ as component

簇

cù = cu + Ø4

crowded / framework for silkworms / gather foliage / bunch / classifier for bunched objects

簇 = ⺮ + 族 : Kitty Cat (cu) has set up bunches (簇) of bamboo sticks (⺮) as framework for silk worms (簇) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Now she is walking with a lowered head (族) among the bunches to gather bamboo foliage (簇) from the ground and to see how the silk worms are doing.

竿

ga̅n = g + an1

pole

竿 = ⺮ + 干 : Guy Fawkes (g) wants to enjoy his dried fruit (干) in front of the anthill (an1), but the ants try to enjoy his dried fruit as well. He has to climb to the top of a pole (竿) and fend off the ants with a bamboo stick (⺮) in order to save his dried fruit.

笛

dí = di + Ø2

flute

笛 = ⺮ + 由 : Dorothy Gale (di) had too many cuba libres (由) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). She mistakes a bamboo stick (⺮) for a flute (笛) and tries to play a melody on it, even though she doesn't know how to play the flute (笛) at all. She must be really drunk!

符

fú = fu + Ø2

surname Fu

符 = ⺮ + 付 : Frieda Fox (fu) is praying for a larger paycheck (付) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). For her prayers she is using a talisman (符) she made herself by attaching big paychecks (付) to the tip of a bamboo stick (⺮).

符

fú = fu + Ø2

mark / sign / talisman / to seal / to correspond to / tally / symbol / written charm / to coincide

等

děng = d + (e)ng3

class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / to wait for / to await / et cetera / and so on / et al. (and other authors) / after / as soon as / once

等 = ⺮ + 寺 : Inside of the engine, Don Quixote is praying in front of a Buddhist shrine. He brought a bamboo stick as offer, and he lighted it at the very top. Now he's waiting for the stick to burn down so he can go home. However, the stick is very long: Don Quixote will have to wait for a long time.

第

dì = di + Ø4

(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but; however / (literary) only; just

第 = ⺮ + 弓 + 丨 + 丿 : Dorothy Gale (di) accomplished an awesome result with her composite bow (弓) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4): She shot a banana (丿) onto a dinosaur bone (丨) so the banana was split in half, and then fired a bamboo stick (⺮) into the banana (丿) so the banana was split in half as well. Dorothy is number one (第) with the bow!